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Within the 253-sample risk group formed based on the results of the first screening stage, 5 samples showed a discrepancy between the examination results obtained via various screening methods and quantitative MLPA (used as reference). The discrepancy between the results was caused by the presence of either a c.835-18C&gt;T intronic variant or a c.842G&gt;C p.(Arg281Thr) missense variant in the SMN1 gene, both of which are located in the region complementary to the sequences of annealing probes for ligation and real-time PCR. Three newborns had the c.835-18C&gt;T variant in a compound heterozygous state with a deletion of exons 7\u20138 of the SMN1 gene, one newborn with two copies of the SMN1 gene had the same variant in a heterozygous state, and one newborn had both variants\u2014c.835-18C&gt;T and c.842G&gt;C p.(Arg281Thr)\u2014in a compound heterozygous state. Additional examination was carried out for these variants, involving segregation analysis in families, carriage analysis in population cohorts, and RNA analysis. Based on the obtained results, according to the ACMG criteria, the c.835-18C&gt;T intronic variant should be classified as likely benign, and the c.842G&gt;C p.(Arg281Thr) missense substitution as a variant of uncertain clinical significance. All five probands are under dynamic monitoring. 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