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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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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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 |