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Severe spinal muscular atrophy variant associated with congenital bone fractures.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Sept 2002
Felderhoff-Mueser Ursula, Grohmann Katja, Harder Anja, Stadelmann Christine, Zerres Klaus, Bührer Christoph, Obladen Michael
Abstract excerpt
Infantile autosomal recessive spinal muscular atrophy (type I) represents a lethal disorder leading to progressive symmetric muscular atrophy of limb and trunk muscles. Ninety-six percent cases of spinal muscular atrophy type I are caused by deletions or mutations in the survival motoneuron gene (SMNI) on chromosome 5q11.2-13.3. However, a number of chromosome 5q-negative patients with additional clinical...
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