Unusual molecular findings in autosomal recessive spinal muscular atrophy

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 469-474

  Matthijs, Gert ^a   Schollen, Els ^a   Legius, Eric ^a   Devriendt, Koen ^a   Goemans, Nathalie ^b   Kayserili, Hülya ^c   Apäk, Memnune Yüksel ^c   Cassiman, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Non radioactive; SMN gene; Spinal muscular atrophy; SSCP

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CENTROMERE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE NUMBER; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 0029971161     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.6.469     Document Type: Article

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