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Clinical Manifestations of the 14484 Mutation

Donald R. Johns, MD; Katrinka L. Heher, MD; Neil R. Miller, MD; Kyle H. Smith, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1993;111(4):495-498.

Abstract
• Objective.
—To define the clinical features of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy associated with the 14484 mitochondrial DNA mutation and to compare these features with those associated with three other pathogenetic mutations.

Design and Patients.
—Clinical and historical data were collected from 19 visually symptomatic patients from 17 independent pedigrees with the molecularly confirmed 14484 mutation.

Main Outcome Measures.
—Demographic features, age of onset of visual loss, nadir of visual acuity, occurrence and timing of visual recovery, family history of visual loss, and associated medical and environmental conditions.

Results.
—Clinical characteristics associated with the 14484 mutation are similar overall to those of the three other primary mutations. One notable distinguishing feature is the higher incidence of visual recovery among patients with the 14484 mutation. Thirty-seven percent of our patients experienced visual recovery compared with 5% with the 11778 mutation (P<.001), 22% with the 3460 mutation, and 29% with the 15257 mutation. The average age of onset of visual symptoms for the patients with the 14484 mutation who had visual recovery was younger than for those without recovery (19.6 vs 30.6 years). Thirteen of the 19 patients had a history of metabolic disturbance, trauma, or substance abuse.

Conclusions.
—Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy associated with the 14484 mitochondrial DNA mutation may have a better prognosis for visual recovery. The phenotypic expression of the 14484 mutation may be influenced by concurrent medical and environmental factors. Molecular genetic testing in suspected Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy is useful to confirm the diagnosis and to assess visual prognosis.

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Neurology (Drs Johns and Miller) and Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute (Drs Heher and Miller), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md; and the Department of Ophthalmology, Scott and White Clinic, Temple, Tex (Dr Smith).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication January 11, 1992.

Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Meyer 6-119, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287-7619 (Dr Johns).

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