Genetic and expression studies of <it>SMN2 </it>gene in Russian patients with spinal muscular atrophy type II and III

Genetic and expression studies of <it>SMN2 </it>gene in Russian patients with spinal muscular atrophy type II and III

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA type I, II and III) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron gene (<it>SMN1</it>). <it>SMN2 </it>is a centromeric copy gene...

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Main Authors: Schiöth Helgi B, Egorova Anna A, Chavan Rohit, Rask-Andersen Mathias, Vakharlovsky Viktor G, Kiselev Anton V, Zheleznyakova Galina, Baranov Vladislav S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/12/96

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