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Transgenic mouse models of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA).
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2003
Katsuno M, Adachi H, Inukai A, Sobue G
Abstract excerpt
Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a late-onset motor neuron disease characterized by proximal muscle atrophy, weakness, contraction fasciculations, and bulbar involvement. Only males develop symptoms, while female carriers usually are asymptomatic. A specific treatment for SBMA has not been established. The molecular basis of SBMA is the expansion of a trinucleotide CAG repeat, which encodes the...
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