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Characterisation of novel point mutations in the survival motor neuron gene SMN, in three patients with SMA

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We report two novel mutations in three cases of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), including two distant cousins who followed an unexpectedly severe course. Diagnosis was confirmed by reduced SMN protein and full-length SMN mRNA levels. Sequencing of the non-deleted SMN1 gene revealed a single G insertion at the end of exon 1 in the two cousins and a novel G275S exon 6 missense mutation in the milder case.

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  1. Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, W12 0NN, UK, , , , ,

    Leigh Skordis, Matthew Dunckley, Shobna Patel, Victor Dubowitz & Francesco Muntoni

  2. Unite de Recherches sur les Handicaps Genetiques de l'Enfant, Inserm U-393, Paris, France, , , , ,

    Lydia Burglen & Judith Melki

  3. Genetics Unit, Dept of Anatomy, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, , , , ,

    Louise Campbell, Kevin Talbot & Kay Davies

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Skordis, L., Dunckley, M., Burglen, L. et al. Characterisation of novel point mutations in the survival motor neuron gene SMN, in three patients with SMA. Hum Genet 108, 356–357 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004390100497

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