Article
Allele-specific amplification for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of spinal muscular atrophy.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jun 2001
Moutou C, Gardes N, Rongières C, Ohl J, Bettahar-Lebugle K, Wittemer C, Gerlinger P, Viville S
Abstract excerpt
We have developed a new allele-specific amplification method for the preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA; Werdnig-Hoffmann disease) from a single cell. This method is based on the detection of the deletion of exon 7 of the telomeric copy of the survival motor neurone (SMN(t)) gene. An oligonucleotide was designed to be specific to the SMN(t) nucleotidic sequence with exonic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
