Identification of bidirectional gene conversion between SMN1 and SMN2 by simultaneous analysis of SMN dosage and hybrid genes in a Chinese population

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 308, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 83-87

  Chen, Tai Heng ^a   Tzeng, Ching Cherng ^b   Wang, Chun Chi ^c   Wu, Shou Mei ^c   Chang, Jan Gowth ^a,d   Yang, San Nan ^a,d   Hung, Chih Hsing ^e   Jong, Yuh Jyh ^a,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL TA TUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Capillary electrophoresis; Gene conversion; Gene dosage; Hybrid SMN genes; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN 1; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYBRID GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL OF MOTOR NEURON 1 PROTEIN; SURVIVAL OF MOTOR NEURON 2 PROTEIN; TAIWAN;

EID: 80051599442     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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