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Evidence for a modifying pathway in SMA discordant families: reduced SMN level decreases the amount of its interacting partners and Htra2-beta1.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2003
Helmken Claudia, Hofmann Yvonne, Schoenen Frank, Oprea Gabriela, Raschke Heidrun, Rudnik-Schöneborn Sabine, Zerres Klaus, Wirth Brunhilde
Abstract excerpt
Proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by homozygous mutations of the SMN1 gene. SMN1 interacts with multiple proteins with functions in snRNP biogenesis, pre-mRNA splicing and presumably neural transport. SMN2, a nearly identical copy of SMN1, produces predominantly exon 7-skipped transcripts, whereas SMN1 mainly produces full-length transcripts. The SR-like splicing factor...
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