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Novel MT-ND5 gene mutation identified in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy patient using mitochondrial genome sequencing☆

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Conflict of interest statement

We declare that we have no conflict of interest.

Ethical standard

This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Seoul National University Hospital and informed consent was obtained from the family members and control subjects.

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (NRF-2010-0014167).

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