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2017-11-05 14:47:28
My cousin has been diagnosed with leber hereditary optic neuropathy. He is in his early 20's I am 31. Do you recommend I go to my dr to for tests also? (I do not have any sympotoms)
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it's a autosomal dominant and x linked  recessive disease  inherited from  mother .the symptoms begin  to appear in teenage.and established upto 3rd decade.your  chances of being affected are rare. however please get your eyes testing done by an ophthalmologist nearby.

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