Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive motor - TopicsExpress



          

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive motor neuron disease. It is the first genetic cause of infant mortality. It is caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene, leading to the reduction of SMN protein. The most striking component is the loss of alpha motor neurons in the ventral horn of the spinal cord, resulting in progressive paralysis and eventually premature death....Continue Reading Here:stemcellthailand.org/spinal-muscular-atrophy-treatment-sma/ #treatsma #stemcells
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:07:32 +0000

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