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This study was supported by grants from the Paulo Foundation and the Sigrid Juselius Foundation, Helsinki.
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Nikoskelainen, E., Vilkki, J., Huoponen, K. et al. Recent advances in Leber's hereditary optic neuroretinopathy. Eye 5, 291–293 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1991.45
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