Identifier |
20190318_nanos_sciplatform1_01-abstract |
Title |
An Epidemiological Study of LHON Using a Large International Sample of Affected Individuals |
Creator |
Alexander Pearson; Lissa Poincenot; Rustum Karanjia |
Affiliation |
(AP) (RK) University of Ottawa, Toronto, Canada; (LP) LHON Project at www.LHON.org, San Diego, California |
Subject |
Optic Neuropathy; Genetic Disease |
Description |
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is the most common inherited mitochondrial disease. It results in acute/subacute, painless, profound loss of central and color vision. The current literature reports males as 4-5 times more likely than females to be affected by LHON, and that symptom onset occurs during late teen/young adult life. As a result, LHON is usually called a 'young man's disease.' However, this may be a self-fulfilling prophecy, with underdiagnosis of females, older adults and children. We analyzed the epidemiology of LHON using a large international database of people affected by LHON. |
Date |
2019-04 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2019 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2018: Scientific Platform I |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2019. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6tx7w0p |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
1422802 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tx7w0p |