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Letter To The Editor

Reassessment of the Pathologic Significance of the 9438 Mitochondrial DNA mutation Associated with LHON

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Pages 229-230 | Received 29 Jul 2007, Accepted 19 Aug 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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