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Joint effect of the SMN2 and SERF1A genes on childhood-onset types of spinal muscular atrophy in Serbian patients.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 2015
Brkušanin Miloš, Kosać Ana, Jovanović Vladimir, Pešović Jovan, Brajušković Goran, Dimitrijević Nikola, Todorović Slobodanka, Romac Stanka, Milić Rašić Vedrana, Savić-Pavićević Dušanka
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by functional loss of the survival of motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. Despite genetic homogeneity, phenotypic variability indicates the involvement of disease modifiers. SMN1 is located in 5q13.2 segmental duplication, enriched in genes and prone to unequal rea...
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