Chronic childhood spinal muscular atrophy in Germany (West-Thüringen)--an epidemiological study.
This study presents the most extensive epidemiological data on chronic forms of spinal muscular atrophy in childhood (CSMA) in West-Thüringen in Germany. The incidence of CSMA was calculated to be 1 in 9,420 live births. The prevalence was 1.624 in 100,000 of the general population (as of 31 December 1980).
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Abteilung Medizinische Genetik, Medizinische Hochschule Erfurt, Germany.
Mitulla
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Spiegler
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014897:Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics