Rapid diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy using High-Resolution Melting Analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive hereditary disorder caused by mutations of the survival motor neuron 1 (<it>SMN1</it>) gene. Recently, high-resolution DNA melting analysis (HRMA) with saturation LC...

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Main Authors: Murong Shen, Lin Min, Lin Xiao, Dong Wan, Chen Wan, Wu Zhi, Wang Ning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/10/45