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High-throughput screening reveals novel mutations in spinal muscular atrophy patients.
Italian journal of pediatrics - 4 Nov 2020
Zhang Ruiping, Gu Chunyu, Pu Linjie, Meng Yingtao, Shu Jianbo, Cai Chunquan
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BACKGROUND: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease associated with severe muscle atrophy and weakness in the limbs and trunk. The discovery of mutated genes is helpful in diagnosis and treatment for SMA. METHODS: Eighty-three whole blood samples were collected from 28 core families of clinically suspected SMA, and multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) was performed....
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