Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Arthrogryposis

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-10-4

Keywords:

Anterior Horn Cell Loss, Neurogenic Arthrogryposis, Respiratory Failure

Abstract

Four infants with neurogenic arthrogryposis who died of respiratory failure before 1 month of age had DNA testing of autopsy specimens for SMNT gene deletion in a study at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, and the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH.

Published

1997-10-01

Issue

Section

Heredo-Degenerative Disorders