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This research was supported by the Italian Ministry of Health: Current Research 2012
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[Calì F., Ruggeri G., Chiavetta V., Scuderi C., Bianca S., Barone C., Ragalmuto A., Schinocca P., Vitello G. A. , Romano V. and Musumeci S. 2014 Carrier screening for spinal muscular atrophy in Italian population. J. Genet. 93, xx-xx]
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CALÌ, F., RUGGERI, G., CHIAVETTA, V. et al. Carrier screening for spinal muscular atrophy in Italian population. J Genet 93, 179–181 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-014-0323-x
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