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Correlation between SMN2 copy number and clinical phenotype of spinal muscular atrophy: three SMN2 copies fail to rescue some patients from the disease severity.
Journal of neurology - 1 Sept 2002
Harada Yosuke, Sutomo Retno, Sadewa Ahmad Hamim, Akutsu Tomoko, Takeshima Yasuhiro, Wada Hiroko, Matsuo Masafumi, Nishio Hisahide
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a common autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder that is characterized by degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, which leads to the axial and limb weakness associated with muscle atrophy. SMA is classified into three groups based on the cli...
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