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Identification of novel SMN1 subtle mutations using an allelic-specific RT-PCR.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Mar 2020
Xu Yan, Xiao Bing, Liu Yu, Qu Xiao-Xing, Dai Meng-Yao, Ying Xiao-Min, Jiang Wen-Ting, Zhang Jing-Min, Liu Xiao-Qing, Chen Ying-Wei, Ji Xing
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by homozygous deletions of the SMN1 gene in approximately 95% of patients. The remaining 5% of patients with SMA retain at least one copy of the SMN1 gene carrying insertions, deletions, or point mutations. Although molecular genetic testing for most SMA patients is quite easy, diagnosing "nondeletion" SMA patients is still compromised by the presence of a highly homologous...
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