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Unravelling Leber hereditary optic neuropathy
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One in 10 young women, but around half of young men, carrying the genetic mutation for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) will become blind. The reasons for this are unclear, but other secondary genetic and environmental factors are likely to be involved.
The disease is transmitted though the mother. And most …