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IGHMBP2 is a ribosome-associated helicase inactive in the neuromuscular disorder distal SMA type 1 (DSMA1)
20 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
Distal spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (DSMA1) is an autosomal recessive disease that is clinically characterized by distal limb weakness and respiratory distress. In this disease, the degeneration of alpha-motoneurons is caused by mutations in the immunoglobulin mu-binding protein 2 (IGHMBP2). This protein has been implicated in DNA replication, pre-mRNA splicing and transcription, but its precise function in all...
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