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Prenatal onset spinal muscular atrophy.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jan 1999
MacLeod M J, Taylor J E, Lunt P W, Mathew C G, Robb S A
Abstract excerpt
Five patients with severe spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type I, all of whom presented with reduced fetal movements in utero, severe weakness at birth, and short survival time were assessed to attempt to determine whether their phenotype could be explained by their genotype. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical, electrophysiological and histopathological features. Polymerase chain reaction assays were used to...
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