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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2014

SMN-targeted therapeutics for spinal muscular atrophy: are we SMArt enough yet?

Kathryn J Swoboda

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Kathryn J Swoboda

Funding

Newborn screening for identification & prospective followup of infants with SMAR01HD069045 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SWOBODA, KATHRYN J. · 2011 to 2015
$4.3M
Therapeutic Opportunities in Spinal Muscular AtrophyR01HD054599 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SWOBODA, KATHRYN J. · 2007 to 2011
$1.5M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD054599NICHD NIH HHS R01-HD054599NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD069045NICHD NIH HHS R01-HD69045PHS HHS 1ULTR001067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) remains one of the most common and lethal autosomal recessive diseases. Homozygous deletion of survival of motor neuron 1 (SMN1) and resulting SMN protein deficiency manifests predominantly with motor neuron degeneration; however, a wealth of emerging data supports a broader influence of SMN deficiency in disease pathogenesis. In this issue of the JCI, Kariya and colleagues demonstrate the relatively selective impact of SMN depletion on the distal motor unit using a series of SMN2-expressing transgenic mice in which constitutive SMN knockdown follows variable periods of normal development. Their observations provide further insights regarding the temporal requirements for SMN in mice, renewing speculation about when and where repletion of SMN is necessary for optimal outcomes in SMA patients.

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AnimalsFemaleMaleNeuromuscular JunctionSurvival of Motor Neuron 1 ProteinSmn1 protein, mouseSurvival of Motor Neuron 1 Protein

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PMID24463455
PMCPMC3904635

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