Rare Window On Spinal Muscular Atrophy Genetics
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 12:21
in Biology & Nature
Caused by a mutation of the SMN gene, spinal muscular atrophy is an infantile and juvenile neurodegenerative disorder where motor neuron loss causes progressive paralysis. A new study details the first research focused on human muscle tissue atrophied due to a genetic condition, and sheds light on two distinct mechanisms at work in different forms of SMA.