Spinal muscular atrophy type II

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Description of Spinal muscular atrophy type II

Spinal muscular atrophy type II (medical condition): A type of spinal muscular atrophy which is a progressive genetic motor neuron disease involving the nerves and muscles. The condition is relatively rare and is characterized by muscle weakness which leads ...more

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Spinal muscular atrophy type II: [MIM*253550] a form intermediate in severity between the infantile form (SMA type I) and the juvenile form (SMA type III); characterized by proximal muscle weakness with onset usually between 3 and 15 months of age and survival until adolescence; autosomal recessive inheritance, caused by mutation in the SMN1 gene on 5q.
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Spinal muscular atrophy type II as a Disease

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