Issue: Vojnosanit Pregl 2015; Vol. 72 (No. 10)

Association between the SMN2 gene copy number and clinical characteristics of patients with spinal muscular atrophy with homozygous deletion of exon 7 of the SMN1 gene

Authors:
Marija Žarkov, Aleksandra Stojadinović, Slobodan Sekulić, Iva Barjaktarović, Olivera Stojiljković, Stojan Perić, Goran Keković, Biljana Drašković, Zorica Stević

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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by degeneration of alpha motor neurons in the spinal cord and the medulla oblongata, causing progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. The aim of this study was to determine association between the SMN2 gene copy number and disease phenotype in Serbian patients with SMA with homozygous deletion of exon 7 of the SMN1 gene