Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy in Indonesia: Two families with the mtDNA 11778G>A and 14484T>C mutations
Herawati Sudoyo
Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Department of Medical Biology, University of Indonesia, Salema 6, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Search for more papers by this authorMulia Sitepu
Department of Ophthalmology, Atma Jaya University, Jakarta 14450, Indonesia
Search for more papers by this authorSafarina Malik
Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Search for more papers by this authorHardiono D. Poesponegoro
Department of Pediatric Health, University of Indonesia, Salema 6, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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Prof. Sangkot Marzuki
Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Eijkma Institute for Molecular Biology, Jl. Diponegoro 69, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia; Fax: (62-21) 3147982Search for more papers by this authorHerawati Sudoyo
Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Department of Medical Biology, University of Indonesia, Salema 6, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Search for more papers by this authorMulia Sitepu
Department of Ophthalmology, Atma Jaya University, Jakarta 14450, Indonesia
Search for more papers by this authorSafarina Malik
Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Search for more papers by this authorHardiono D. Poesponegoro
Department of Pediatric Health, University of Indonesia, Salema 6, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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Prof. Sangkot Marzuki
Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Eijkma Institute for Molecular Biology, Jl. Diponegoro 69, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia; Fax: (62-21) 3147982Search for more papers by this author
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