Modeling spinal muscular atrophy in Drosophila
Modeling spinal muscular atrophy in Drosophila
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a recessive hereditary neurodegenerative disease in humans, has been linked to mutations in the survival motor neuron (SMN) gene. SMA patients display early onset lethality coupled with motor neuron loss and skeletal muscle atrophy. We used Drosophila, which encodes a single SMN ortholog, survival motor neuron (Smn),...
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Modeling spinal muscular atrophy in Drosophila
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1312324493
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1312324493
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0003209
