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Optic Atrophy 12
An optic atrophy that is characterized by slowly progressive visual impairment with onset usually in the first decade and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the AFG3L2 gene on chromosome 18p11.
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Overview
An optic atrophy that is characterized by slowly progressive visual impairment with onset usually in the first decade and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the AFG3L2 gene on chromosome 18p11.
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