Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: Clinical and molecular profile of a Brazilian sample

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 126-128

  MacIel Guerra, Andréa Trevas ^a   Zanchetta, Luciene Maria ^a   Amaral Fernandes, Marcela Scabello ^a   Andrade, Paula Baloni ^a   Do Amor Divino Miranda, Paulo Maurcio ^a   Sartorato, Edi Lcia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetics; Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy; LHON; Optic nerve diseases

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; ONSET AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BRAZIL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955541738     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2010.483721     Document Type: Article

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