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Evaluation and comparison of three assays for molecular detection of spinal muscular atrophy.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Mar 2017
Li Liang, Zhou Wan-Jun, Fang Ping, Zhong Ze-Yan, Xie Jian-Sheng, Yan Ti-Zhen, Zeng Jian, Tan Xu-Hui, Xu Xiang-Min
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BACKGROUND: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is mainly caused by deletions in SMA-related genes. The objective of this study was to develop gene-dosage assays for diagnosing SMA. METHODS: A multiplex, quantitative PCR assay and a CNVplex assay were developed for determining the copy number of SMN1, SMN2, and NAIP. Reproducibility and specificity of the two assays were compared to a multiple ligation-dependent probe...
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