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SMN deficiency alters Nrxn2 expression and splicing in zebrafish and mouse models of spinal muscular atrophy
11 Nov 2013
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting lower motor neurons. SMA is caused by mutations in the Survival Motor Neuron 1 (SMN1) gene, which result in reduced levels of functional SMN protein. Biochemical studies have linked the ubiquitously expressed SMN protein to the assembly of pre-mRNA processing U snRNPs, raising the possibility that aberrant splicing is a major...
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