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Infantile spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type I (SMARD 1): an atypical phenotype and review of the literature.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jan 2012
Messina Maria F, Messina Sonia, Gaeta Michele, Rodolico Carmelo, Salpietro Damiano Anna M, Lombardo Fortunato, Crisafulli Giuseppe, De Luca Filippo
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD 1) is a very rare autosomal recessive motor neuron disorder that affects infants and is characterized by diaphragmatic palsy, symmetrical distal muscular weakness, muscle atrophy, peripheral sensory neuropathy and autonomic nerve dysfunction. SMARD 1 is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and the mutations have been identified in the gene encoding...
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