X-inactivation patterns in female Leber'
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Pegoraro, Elena; Carelli, Valerio; Zeviani, Massimo; Cortelli, Pietro; Montagna,
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) accounts for about 3% of the cases of blindness in young adult males. The underlying mitochondrial pathogenesis of LHON has been well studied, with specific mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations of structural genes described and well characterized. However, e