Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)

Ari Shemesh; Gitanjli Sood; Edward Margolin

Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)

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In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan.

2022 Sep 24.

Authors

Ari Shemesh¹, Gitanjli Sood², Edward Margolin¹

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¹ University of Toronto
² All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, INDIA.

PMID: 29494105
Bookshelf ID: NBK482499

Excerpt

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a rare mitochondrial disorder that typically presents in young males with sequential visual loss due to optic neuropathy.

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