Delineating a requirement for Survival of Motor Neuron (SMN) protein in skeletal muscle tissue 

Faleiro, Michelle R. (Date of defense: 2017-03-27)

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder characterized by the degeneration of the lower motor neurons. It is caused by homozygous loss or mutations in the Survival Motor Neuron 1 (SMN1) ...