Deletions in the SMN gene in infantile and adult spinal muscular atrophy patients from the same family

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 315-318

  Zappata, Stefania ^a   Tiziano, Francesco ^a   Neri, Giovanni ^a   Brahe, Christina ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 5Q; DELETION MUTANT; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL;

EID: 0030023008     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02185762     Document Type: Article

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