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[Phenotype-genotype correspondence in spinal muscular atrophy in a Moroccan family].
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Jul 2008
They-They T P, Nadifi S, Dehbi H, Bellayou H, Brik H, Slassi I, Itri M
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder with a highly variable clinical course and prognosis. We report on the cases of three siblings with SMA. The weakness muscular observes at three siblings but more earlier and severe to the index case with a fast evolution towards respiratory distress syndrome resulting in its death at 5 years. The homozygous deletions of exons 7 and 8 of the...
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