Molecular characterization of six Chinese families with m.3460G>A and Leber hereditary optic neuropathy

Neurogenetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Yu, Dandan ^a   Jia, Xiaoyun ^b   Zhang, A Mei ^a,c   Guo, Xiangming ^b   Zhang, Ya Ping ^a   Zhang, Qingjiong ^b   Yao, Yong Gang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; LHON; M.3460G>A; Multiple origins; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HOMOPLASY; HUMAN; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; POINT MUTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; POINT MUTATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77954659837     PISSN: 13646745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10048-010-0236-7     Document Type: Article

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