The unique characteristics of Thai Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: analysis of 30 G11778A pedigrees
โ Scribed by Nopasak Phasukkijwatana; Wanicha L. Chuenkongkaew; Rungnapa Suphavilai; Bhoom Suktitipat; Sarinee Pingsuthiwong; Ngamkae Ruangvaravate; La-ongsri Atchaneeyasakul; Sukhuma Warrasak; Anuchit Poonyathalang; Thanyachai Sura; Patcharee Lertrit
- Book ID
- 106252101
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 219 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-232X
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Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a major cause of inherited blindness in young males. Approximately 1 in 7 individuals with LHON harbor a mixture of mutated and wild-type (normal) mtDNA (heteroplasmy), and the risks of developing blindness in heteroplasmic LHON individuals are not well ch
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is characterized by acute or subacute bilateral (usually permanent) loss of central vision, caused by neuroretinal degeneration. The maternal inheritance is explained by the mitochondrial origin of the disease. Recently, a single mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) m