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[Molecular diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 16 Dec 2008
Zeng Jian, Ke Long-feng, Deng Xiao-jun, Cai Mei-ying, Tu Xiang-dong, Lan Feng-hua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) in molecular diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 13 SMA patients, 31 parents of SMA patients, 50 healthy individuals without family history of SMA, and 10 specimens of amniotic fluid from these families were collected too. Genomic DNA was analyzed by MLPA,...
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