Gene Therapy improved vision in patients with leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) By: Dr. Maria Niu Mitochondria, powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, is a certain kind of cytoplasmic organelle and plays a critical role in energy production. Mitochondria dysfunction results in a broad spectrum of multisystem disorders. LHON is a mitochondrial neurodegenerative disease typically caused by […]