Optic Atrophy, Autosomal Dominant

Overview

Dominant optic atrophy is a hereditary optic neuropathy causing decreased visual acuity, color vision deficits, a centrocecal scotoma, and optic nerve pallor (Hum. Genet. 1998; 102: 79-86). Mutations leading to this condition have been mapped to the OPA1 gene at chromosome 3q28-q29. OPA1 codes for a dynamin-related GTPase that localizes to mitochondria.

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Quick facts about Optic Atrophy, Autosomal Dominant

Topic type

Condition

Category

Ophthalmology

MeSH classification

C10.292.700.225.500.100|C10.574.500.662.100|C11.270.564.100|C11.640.451.451.100|C16.320.290.564.100|C16.320.400.630.100|C18.452.660.665

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