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Spinal muscular atrophy among US Hutterites: Phenotype variability in the setting of conserved ancestral haplotype and 4 SMN2 copies.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Apr 2026
Butchbach Matthew E R, Kale Jennifer J, Simeone Sarah D, Chen Jin Yun Helen, Anderson Rebecca L, Prichina Adriana Y, Del Gaudio Daniela, Stabley Deborah L, Holbrook Jennifer, Culcea Eliad, Ober Carole, Swoboda Kathryn J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Ideal timing and treatment in asymptomatic newborns with 4 SMN2 copies remains controversial. We examined phenotypic variability among the Hutterite population with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and higher SMN2 dosage. METHODS: We enrolled individuals with SMA and children born to couples with 1 copy of SMN1 in South Dakota and Montana Hutterite communities in a natural history study that included a...
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