Correlation between SMN2 copies and the phenotype of spinal muscular atrophy

Chinese Journal of Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 673-676

  Chen, Wan Jin ^a   Wu, Zhi Ying ^b   Wang, Ning ^b   Lin, Min Ting ^b   Murong, Shen Xing ^b  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DNA binding proteins; Muscular atrophy, spinal; Nerve tissue proteins; Phenotype; Polymerase chain reaction; RNA binding proteins

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA FLANKING REGION; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE NUMBER; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PROGNOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMN2 GENE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 32344452093     PISSN: 10067876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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