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Analysis of point mutations in the SMN1 gene in SMA patients bearing a single SMN1 copy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jun 2007
Zapletalová Eva, Hedvicáková Petra, Kozák Libor, Vondrácek Petr, Gaillyová Renata, Maríková Tat'ána, Kalina Zdenek, Jüttnerová Vera, Fajkus Jirí, Fajkusová Lenka
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by homozygous deletion of the SMN1 gene in approximately 96% of cases. Four percent of SMA patients have a combination of the deletion or conversion on one allele and an intragenic mutation on the second one. We performed analysis of point mutations in a se...
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