Should I be tested for Leber’s disease?
NOV 22, 2017
Question:
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy runs in my family. My aunt and cousin have both been diagnosed and are now legally blind. My mother was tested and was negative—should I be tested as well?
Answer:
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (a disease that causes the optic nerve to rapidly degenerate) has a maternal inheritance. So if your mother is negative, then you will not be affected.