Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy is associated with the mitochondrial ND6 T14484C mutation in three Chinese families.

Abstract:

:We report here the clinical, genetic, and molecular characterization of three Chinese families with maternally transmitted Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). Clinical and genetic evaluations revealed the variable severity and age-of-onset in visual impairment in these families. In the affected matrilineal relatives, the loss of central vision is bilateral, the fellow eye becoming affected either simultaneously (45%) or sequentially (55%). The penetrances of vision loss in these pedigrees were 27%, 50%, and 60%, respectively. The age-at-onset of vision loss in these families was 14, 19, and 24 years, respectively. Furthermore, the ratios between affected male and female matrilineal relatives were 1:1, 1:1.2, and 1:2, respectively. Mutational analysis of mitochondrial DNA revealed the presence of homoplasmic ND6 T14484C mutation, which has been associated with LHON. The incomplete penetrance and phenotypic variability implicate the involvement of nuclear modifier gene(s), environmental factor(s) or mitochondrial haplotype(s) in the phenotypic expression of the LHON-associated T14484C mutation in these Chinese pedigrees.

authors

Sun YH,Wei QP,Zhou X,Qian Y,Zhou J,Lu F,Qu J,Guan MX

doi

10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.06.075

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-08-18 00:00:00

pages

221-5

issue

1

eissn

0006-291X

issn

1090-2104

pii

S0006-291X(06)01371-4

journal_volume

347

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