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Spinal muscular atrophy: a delayed development hypothesis
27 Apr 2005
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy is an inherited neuromuscular disorder. The gene responsible for the disease has been identified and named the SMN gene. This review is prompted by recent advances in understanding cellular function of the SMN gene and its gene product and by the increasing evidence that maturation of all parts of the neuromuscular system is delayed in spinal muscular atrophy patients. We suggest that the...
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