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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
DISEASE(S): spinal muscular atrophy
SUBMITTER: Sheena Lee
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-2428 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Human molecular genetics 20091102 3
The childhood motor neuron disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) results from reduced expression of the survival motor neuron (SMN) gene. Previous studies using in vitro model systems and lower organisms have suggested that low levels of Smn protein disrupt prenatal developmental processes in lower motor neurons, influencing neuronal outgrowth, axon branching and neuromuscular connectivity. The extent to which these developmental pathways contribute to selective vulnerability and pathology in th ...[more]