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Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1: Clinical phenotypes, molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic insights.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Jan 2020
Saladini Matteo, Nizzardo Monica, Govoni Alessandra, Taiana Michela, Bresolin Nereo, Comi Giacomo P, Corti Stefania
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 (SMARD1) is a rare autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder caused by mutations in the IGHMBP2 gene, which encodes immunoglobulin μ-binding protein 2, leading to progressive spinal motor neuron degeneration. We review the data available in the literature about SMARD1. The vast majority of patients show an onset of typical symptoms in the first year of...
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