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No significant sex differences in incidence or phenotype for the SMNΔ7 mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Apr 2024
Cottam Nicholas C, Harrington Melissa A, Schork Pamela M, Sun Jianli
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disease that affects 1 out of every 6,000-10,000 individuals at birth, making it the leading genetic cause of infant mortality. In recent years, reports of sex differences in SMA patients have become noticeable. The SMNΔ7 mouse model is commonly used to investigate pathologies and treatments in SMA. However, studies on sex as a contributing biological...
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