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Spinal muscular atrophy carrier frequency in Saudi Arabia
5 Sept 2022
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BACKGROUND: Spinal Muscular Dystrophy (SMA) is one of the leading causes of death in infants and young children from heritable diseases. Although no large-scale popultion-based studies have been done in Saudi Arabia, it is reported that the incidence of SMA is higher in the Saudi population partly because of the high degree of consanguineous marriages. METHODS: The final analysis included 4198 normal volunteers...
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