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  • Title: High frequency of mitochondrial ND4 gene mutation in Japanese pedigrees with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy.
    Author: Nakamura M, Ara F, Yamada M, Hotta Y, Hayakawa M, Fujiki K, Kanai A, Sakai J, Inoue M, Yamamoto M.
    Journal: Jpn J Ophthalmol; 1992; 36(1):56-61. PubMed ID: 1635296.
    Abstract:
    The association of the ND4 gene mutation (mutation) at nucleotide position 11778 of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was investigated in 14 definitive Japanese pedigrees with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). The mutation was detected by SfaNI and MaeIII restriction fragment length polymorphisms of mtDNA amplified by polymerase chain reaction. All 14 LHON pedigrees exhibited the mutation, whereas 10 controls did not. The association of this mutation with LHON was revealed to be significantly higher in Japanese (91.7%) than in 27 reported Caucasian (51.9%) LHON pedigrees, implying genetic heterogeneity. In the tested 14 pedigrees, 28 cases with the mutation comprised 19 affected (17 male and 2 female) and 9 asymptomatic (all female except for one) individuals. Such a predominance of males in the incidence of LHON suggested probable participation of additional pathogenetic factor(s) in the development of optic atrophy in LHON patients.
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