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[Screening for spinal muscular atrophy mutation carriers among 4931 pregnant women from Liuzhou region of Guangxi].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 10 Aug 2018
Tan Jianqiang, Zhang Xu, Wang Yuanliu, Luo Shiqiang, Yang Fanghua, Liu Bailing, Cai Ren
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To screen for carriers of SMN1 gene mutation, which underlies spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), in 4931 pregnant women from Liuzhou region of Guangxi, and to determine the carrier rate. METHODS: Combined denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) and multiple PCR techniques were used to detect the copy number of SMN1 gene. The carrier frequency was calculated. The spouse of the carrier was...
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