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The Clinical Heterogeneity of Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress Type 1 (SMARD1)-A Report of Three Cases, Including Twins.
Genes - 30 Jul 2024
Leśniak Alicja, Glińska Marta, Patalan Michał, Ostrowska Iwona, Świrska-Sobolewska Monika, Giżewska-Kacprzak Kaja, Kotkowiak Agata, Leśniak Anna, Walczak Mieczysław, Śmigiel Robert, Giżewska Maria
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 (SMARD1; OMIM #604320, ORPHA:98920) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital motor neuron disease. It is caused by variants in the IGHMBP2 gene. Clinically, it presents with respiratory failure due to diaphragmatic paralysis, progressive muscle weakness starting in the distal parts of the limbs, dysphagia, and damage to sensory and autonomic nerves. Unlike...
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