Meta-analysis of the prevalence of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy mtDNA mutations in Europe

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 461-465

  Mascialino, Barbara ^a,b   Leinonen, Mika ^b   Meier, Thomas ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b 4Pharma AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c Santhera Pharmaceuticals   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Leber hereditary optic neuropathy; M.11778G>A; M.14484T>C; M.3460G>A; Mitochondrial disorder

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MUTATION; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84863334765     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000055     Document Type: Article

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