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Spinal muscular atrophy due to a "de novo" 1.3 Mb deletion: implication for genetic counseling.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2013
da Silva Luciana Rodrigues Jacy, Colovati Mileny Esbravatti Stephano, Coprerski Bruno, de Andrade Carlos Eugênio Fernandez, Zanoteli Edmar, Raskin Salmo, Oliveira Mariana Moysés, Melaragno Maria Isabel, Perez Ana Beatriz Alvarez
Abstract excerpt
We report a 3-year-old female with type I spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) born to a young and non-consanguineous couple. The child presented at two months of life with intense muscle weakness affecting predominantly proximal portions of the limbs, especially the legs, muscle hypotonia, fasciculation of the tongue, and severe respiratory muscle involvement. She remained in an intensive care unit with an assisted...
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