Analysis of the SMN and NAIP genes in Slovak spinal muscular atrophy patients

Human Heredity

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-174

  Zat'ková, Andrea ^a,c   Hahnen, Eric ^b   Wirth, Brunhilde ^b   Kádasi, L'udovít ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Hybrid SMN gene; NAIP gene; SMN gene; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; GENE DELETION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; SLOVAKIA; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; TELOMERE;

EID: 0033970091     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022909     Document Type: Article

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