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Regulation of murine survival motor neuron (Smn) protein levels by modifying Smn exon 7 splicing.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Nov 2001
DiDonato C J, Lorson C L, De Repentigny Y, Simard L, Chartrand C, Androphy E J, Kothary R
Abstract excerpt
Proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron gene (SMN1). In humans, two nearly identical copies of SMN exist and differ only by a single non-polymorphic C-->T nucleotide transition in exon 7. SMN1 contains a 'C' nucleotide at the +6 position of exon 7 and produces primarily full-length SMN transcripts, whereas SMN2 contains a 'T' nucleotide and produces high levels...
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