| Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy |
Lebers hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) or Leber optic atrophy (LOA) is a maternally inherited form of acute or subacute loss of central vision that may lead to degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons; this affects predominantly young adult males. However, LHON is only transmitted through the mother as it is primarily due to mutations in the mitochondrial (not nuclear) genome and only the egg contributes mitochondria to the embryo. ...
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