Successful amelioration of mitochondrial optic neuropathy using the yeast NDI1 gene in a rat animal model.

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited disorder with point mutations in mitochondrial DNA which result in loss of vision in young adults. The majority of mutations reported to date are within the genes encoding the subunits of the mitochondrial NADH-quinone oxidore...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Marella, Byoung Boo Seo, Biju B Thomas, Akemi Matsuno-Yagi, Takao Yagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2900204?pdf=render