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Genetic carrier screening for spinal muscular atrophy and spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress 1 in an isolated population in Israel.
Genetic testing - 1 Mar 2008
Basel-Vanagaite Lina, Taub Ellen, Drasinover Valerie, Magal Nurit, Brudner Alona, Zlotogora Joel, Shohat Mordechai
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness. It is caused by a mutation in the survival motor neuron gene 1 (SMN1) gene. SMA with respiratory distress 1 (SMARD1), an uncommon variant of infantile SMA also inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, is caused by mutations in the immunoglobulin mu-binding protein 2 (IGHMBP2) gene. We carried out...
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