Carrier frequency of Spino-muscular atrophy in individuals of a reproductive age group from North India

Introduction: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuro-muscular disorder caused by biallelic variations in Survival Motor Neuron 1 gene (SMN1) located on chromosome 5q13.2. It is the most common hereditary cause of neonatal death. Ethnicity specific studies are desirable for estimating the prevalenc...

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Main Authors: Anupriya Kaur, Anu Kumari, Anit Kaur, Riya Sharma, Priyanka Srivastava, Renu Suthar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=12;spage=7870;epage=7874;aulast=Kaur