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Evaluation and characterization of a high-resolution melting analysis kit for rapid carrier-screening test of spinal muscular atrophy.
Journal of neurogenetics - 1 Jan 2015
Wang Kai Chen, Chang Chi Chang, Chang Yu-Fen, Wang Szu-Hsien, Chiang Chien-Kuan, Tsai Ching-Piao
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a common autosomal recessive disorder in humans, caused by the homozygous absence of the survival motor neuron gene 1 (SMN1). SMN2, a copy gene, influences the severity of SMA. Several assays have been described for molecular diagnosis or carrier screening of SMA. A newly developed tool based on a high-resolution melting analysis (HRMA) that enables high-throughput screening...
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