Characterization of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe orthologue of the human survival motor neuron (SMN) protein.
Childhood onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a common autosomal recessive disorder primarily characterized by the loss of lower alpha motor neurons. The underlying chromosomal defects causing SMA have been found in the survival motor neuron (SMN) gene. SMN has been shown previously to play a rol...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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