OPA1 and hereditary optic atrophy: Of note, germline mutations in Mfn2 cause Charcot–Marie–Tooth hereditary-like neuropathy type 2A (CMT2A), while germline mutations in OPA1 causes the autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) which is the most common genetic cause of optic atrophy in humans (Knott and Bossy-Wetzel, 2008).