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Deletion of murine Smn exon 7 directed to liver leads to severe defect of liver development associated with iron overload.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Nov 2004
Vitte Jérémie M, Davoult Bénédicte, Roblot Natacha, Mayer Michèle, Joshi Vandana, Courageot Sabrina, Tronche François, Vadrot Jacqueline, Moreau Marie Helene, Kemeny François, Melki Judith
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is characterized by degeneration of lower motor neurons caused by mutations of the survival motor neuron 1 gene (SMN1). SMN is involved in various processes including the formation of the spliceosome, pre-mRNA splicing and transcription. To know whether SMN has an essential role in all mammalian cell types or an as yet unknown specific function in the neuromuscular system, deletion...
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