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Quigley, C., Hanrahan, G., Stephenson, K. et al. Cardiac conduction abnormalities in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy and asymptomatic maternal relatives. Eye 37, 3050–3051 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02466-3
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