2 BROTHERS WITH BILATERAL OPTIC NEUROPATHY

Authors
HEDGES TR SEDWICK LA NEWMAN NJ
Citation
Tr. Hedges et al., 2 BROTHERS WITH BILATERAL OPTIC NEUROPATHY, Survey of ophthalmology, 39(5), 1995, pp. 417-424
Citations number
63
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Survey of ophthalmology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396257
Volume
39
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
417 - 424
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6257(1995)39:5<417:2BWBON>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A young man developed bilateral, consecutive, optic neuropathy. His br other had had a similar problem and recovered after one year. Mitochon drial DNA analysis showed that both had the 14484 mutation associated with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.