Table 2

The relative frequency of mtDNA mutations causing LHON

Pedigrees (n (%))
Pathogenic mtDNA mutationNorth east of EnglandMackey et al3
There was no significant difference between the frequency of the different groups in the north east of England and those of Mackey et al32=4.67, p>0.25).
G11778A9 (56)110 (69)
G3460A5 (31)21 (13)
T14484C1 (6)23 (14)
All 3 “primary”15 (94)154 (97)
Non-primary1 (6)5 (3)
Total16159