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Results 1 - 10 of 25 for Hereditary optic neuropathy
  1. Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited form of vision loss. Although this condition usually begins in a person's teens or twenties, rare cases ...
  2. ... MT-ND1 gene are known to cause Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. Each of these mutations changes a single DNA ... about 13 percent of all cases of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. This mutation replaces the nucleotide guanine with the ...
  3. ... MT-ND4 gene are known to cause Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. This condition is an inherited form of vision ... variant is the most common cause of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy; it is responsible for about 70 percent of ...
  4. ... gene have been identified in people with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. This condition is an inherited form of vision ... about 14 percent of all cases of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, and it is the most common cause of ...
  5. ... has been identified in several families with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. This mutation, which can be written as T10663C ... lead to the vision loss characteristic of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. This genetic change appears to disrupt the normal ...
  6. ... ND6, have been identified in people with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. These genes provide instructions for making proteins that ... for oxidative phosphorylation. The mutations responsible for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy change single amino acids in these proteins, which ...
  7. ... loss characteristic of an eye disease called Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. A few individuals have been reported with signs ... these mitochondrial conditions—MELAS, Leigh syndrome, and Leber hereditary optic neuropathy.It is unclear why changes in the MT- ...
  8. ... these disorders to their daughters or sons. Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) Many health conditions are caused by the ...
  9. Optic Nerve Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    The optic nerve is a bundle of more than 1 million nerve fibers that carry visual messages. You have one connecting the back of each eye (your retina) to ...
  10. Mitochondrial Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive ...
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