| Identifier |
20140304_nanos_posters_209 |
| Title |
Clinico-Pathological Correlation of the Optic Neuropathy in Familial Dysautonomia |
| Creator |
Carlos E. Mendoza-Santiesteban; Thomas R. Hedges III; Nora Laver; Lucy Norcliffe-Kaufmann; Felicia Axelrod; Horacio Kaufmann |
| Affiliation |
(CEMS) (TRH) (NL) Tufts University/New England Eye Center, Boston, MA; (CEMS) (LNK) (FA) (HK) New York University/NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY |
| Subject |
Familial Dysautonomia; Riley Day Syndrome; Optic Neuropathy; Neurofilaments; Melanopsin; Ganglion Cells; Mitochondrial COX Protein; Dysautonomia |
| Description |
We have demonstrated that Familial Dysautonomia (FD) or Riley Day syndrome is associated with a specific optic neuropathy that resembles other mitochondrial optic neuropathies. In this study we provide histopathologic evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction occurs in the optic nerves of FD patients. |
| Date |
2014-03-04 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2014 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2014: Poster Presentations |
| 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 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6bw0pcs |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
184113 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bw0pcs |
