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A leaky splicing mutation affecting SMN1 exon 7 inclusion explains an unexpected mild case of spinal muscular atrophy.
Human mutation - 1 Sept 2011
Vezain Myriam, Gérard Bénédicte, Drunat Séverine, Funalot Benoît, Fehrenbach Séverine, N'Guyen-Viet Virginie, Vallat Jean-Michel, Frébourg Thierry, Tosi Mario, Martins Alexandra, Saugier-Veber Pascale
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder resulting, in most cases, from homozygous deletions of the SMN1 gene or, in rare cases, from SMN1 intragenic mutations. Here we describe the identification and characterization of c.835-3C>T, a novel SMA-causing mutati...
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