Chronic childhood spinal muscular atrophy in Germany (West-Thüringen)--an epidemiological study.

Hum Genet

Abteilung Medizinische Genetik, Medizinische Hochschule Erfurt, Germany.

Published: March 1994

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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