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Preliminary results in a study regarding the relationship between perlecan gene polymorphism and spinal muscular atrophy type I disease.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Dec 2009
Stavarachi Monica, Toma Mihai, Butoianu Niculina, Gavrila Lucian
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disease characterized by weakness and atrophy of proximal muscles. Despite the fact that the disease transmission suggests an autosomal recessive trait, the wide spectrum of clinical manifestations indicates that other genes may contribute to the SMA phenotype. To identify possible modifier genes, the aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between...
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