Copies of the survival motor neuron gene in spinal muscular atrophy: the more, the better

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Brahe, C [1 ]
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[1] Catholic Univ Rome, Inst Med Genet, I-00168 Rome, Italy
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spinal muscular atrophy; survival motor neuron gene; SMN gene;
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10.1016/S0960-8966(99)00137-6
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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[No abstract available]
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