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Retrotransposon insertion as a novel mutational cause of spinal muscular atrophy.
Human genetics - 1 Jan 2023
Vezain Myriam, Thauvin-Robinet Christel, Vial Yoann, Coutant Sophie, Drunat Séverine, Urtizberea Jon Andoni, Rolland Anne, Jacquin-Piques Agnès, Fehrenbach Séverine, Nicolas Gaël, Lecoquierre François, Saugier-Veber Pascale
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder resulting from biallelic alterations of the SMN1 gene: deletion, gene conversion or, in rare cases, intragenic variants. The disease severity is mainly influenced by the copy number of SMN2, a nearly identical gene, which produces only low amounts of full-length (FL) mRNA. Here we describe the first example of retrotransposon insertion...
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