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Survival analysis of spinal muscular atrophy type I
Hyun Bin Park, Soon Min Lee, Jin Sung Lee, Min Soo Park, Kook In Park, Ran Namgung, Chul Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(11):965-970.   Published online November 30, 2010
Purpose

The life expectancy of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type I is generally considered to be less than 2 years. Recently, with the introduction of proactive treatments, a longer survival and an improved survival rate have been reported. In this study, we analyzed the natural courses and survival statistics of SMA type I patients and compared the clinical characteristics...

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