Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

Description

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrial neurodegenerative disease affecting the optic nerve and often characterized by sudden vision loss in young adult carriers.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

  • Ataxia
  • Visual impairment
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Optic atrophy
  • Tremor
  • Blindness
  • Myopathy
  • Behavioral abnormality
  • Dystonia
  • Headache

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Incidence and onset information

— Based on the latest data available LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY have a estimated prevalence of 4.3 per 100k in Europe.
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Is also known as leber optic atrophy, lhon, leber hereditary optic neuropathy.

Researches and researchers

Doctors, researchs, and experts related to Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy extracted from public data.

Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Experts map



Current Researchs and researchers

  • WIEN — Pr Berthold PEMP

    Clinical expert - Investigator of research project

    • Institution/s:
      — Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien
    • Research area/topic::

      PAROS: A Non-interventional Study of Clinical Experience in Patients Prescribed Raxone® for the Treatment of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) - AT


  • AACHEN — Pr Jörg B. SCHULZ

    Principal investigator of clinical trial - Investigator of research project - Manager of registry - Manager of biobank/collection - Coordinator of research network - Director of department

    • Institution/s:
      — Universitätsklinikum Aachen
      — Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Aachen
      — Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften, RWTH Aachen
    • Research area/topic::

      GeNeMove: German Network of Hereditary Movement Disorders


  • BOLOGNA — Dr Valerio CARELLI

    Investigator of research project

    • Institution/s:
      — Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università di Bologna - Istituto di Clinica Neurologica
    • Research area/topic::

      Pathogenic mechanisms for degeneration of retinal ganglion cells in mitochondrial optic neuropathis


  • CONEGLIANO — Dr Andrea MARTINUZZI

    Investigator of research project

    • Institution/s:
      — Associazione ''La Nostra Famiglia'', IRCCS "E. Medea" - Polo Regionale di Conegliano
    • Research area/topic::

      Systematic gene hunting for nuclear modifiers in Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy and their validation in model systems


  • PADOVA — Dr Andrea DAGA

    Investigator of research project

    • Institution/s:
      — 'c/o Ass. ''La Nostra Famiglia'' - IRCCS ''E. Medea'' - Polo Regionale di Conegliano', Università degli Studi di Padova
    • Research area/topic::

      Systematic gene hunting for nuclear modifiers in Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy and their validation in model systems


  • BIRMINGHAM — Dr Anupam CHAKRAPANI

    Clinical expert - Principal investigator of clinical trial - Contact person of registry - Coordinator of research network

    • Institution/s:
      — Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
      — Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    • Research area/topic::

      Midlands Muscle Network


Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
Mitochondrial diseases.

By Center for Human Genetics, Inc (United States).

MT-CO1, MT-CO2, MT-CO3, MT-CYB, MT-ND1, MT-ND2, MT-ND3, MT-ND4, MT-ND5, MT-ND6, MT-RNR1, MT-RNR2
Specificity
67 %
Genes
73 %
Comprehensive Mitochondrial Metabolic Panel.

By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).

BCS1L, SCO1, SCO2, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, SLC22A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC25A3, SLC25A4, BTD, SUCLA2, SUCLG1, SURF1, TAZ, TWNK, TCN2, TFAM, TIMM8A , (...)

View the complete list with 173 more genes
Specificity
6 %
Genes
91 %
Mitochondrial Genome Sequence.

By Molecular Genetics Laboratory Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinologicas "Dr. Cesar Bergada" (Argentina).

MT-CO1, MT-CO2, MT-CO3, MT-CYB, MT-ND1, MT-ND2, MT-ND3, MT-ND4, MT-ND4L, MT-ND5, MT-ND6, MT-RNR1, MT-RNR2, MT-TA, MT-TC, MT-TD, MT-TE, MT-TF, MT-TG, MT-TH , (...)

View the complete list with 15 more genes
Specificity
26 %
Genes
82 %
Mitochondrial Disorders (mtDNA) Sequencing.

By ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics (United States).

MT-CO1, MT-CO2, MT-CO3, MT-CYB, MT-ND2, MT-ND3, MT-ND4L, MT-ND5, MT-RNR2, MT-TA, MT-TC, MT-TD, MT-TE, MT-TF, MT-TG, MT-TH, MT-TI, MT-TK, MT-TL1, MT-TL2 , (...)

View the complete list with 11 more genes
Specificity
20 %
Genes
55 %
Mitochondrial Disorders Panel (mtDNA Sequencing, Nuclear Genes Sequencing, and Deletion/Duplication).

By ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics (United States).

BCS1L, SCO1, SCO2, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, SLC22A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC25A3, SLC25A4, SLC3A1, SPG7, SUCLA2, SUCLG1, SUOX, SURF1, TAZ, TWNK, TIMM8A , (...)

View the complete list with 130 more genes
Specificity
4 %
Genes
55 %
Leber optic atrophy (sequence analysis of MTCO3 gene).

By CGC Genetics (Portugal).

MT-CO3
Specificity
100 %
Genes
10 %
Mental retardation - different panels.

By Institute of Human Genetics Uniklinik RWTH Aachen (Germany).

RGS7, RIT1, RMRP, BCS1L, RPL10, RPS6KA3, RRAS, SALL1, SC5D, ATXN10, BLM, SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCO2, AIMP1, SDCCAG8, SDHA, SDHB, SGSH , (...)

View the complete list with 845 more genes
Specificity
1 %
Genes
37 %
Leber optic atrophy.

By Centogene AG - the Rare Disease Company (Germany).

MT-CO3
Specificity
100 %
Genes
10 %

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