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Generation of a tamoxifen inducible SMN mouse for temporal SMN replacement.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Dec 2011
Bebee Thomas W, Gladman Jordan T, Chandler Dawn S
Abstract excerpt
Proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by low levels of the SMN protein, encoded by the Survival Motor Neuron genes (SMN1 and SMN2). Mouse models of SMA can be rescued by increased SMN expression, but the timing of SMN replacement for complete rescue is unknown. Studies in zebrafish predict restoration of SMN function during embryogenesis may be important for axonal pathfinding, while the mouse models...
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