| Autor: |
Christian Czech, Wakana Tang, Teodorica Bugawan, Calvin Mano, Carsten Horn, Victor Alejandro Iglesias, Stefanie Fröhner, Phillip G Zaworski, Sergey Paushkin, Karen Chen, Thomas Kremer |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 10, p e0139950 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0139950 |
| Popis: |
Spinal muscular atrophy is caused by a functional deletion of SMN1 on Chromosome 5, which leads to a progressive loss of motor function in affected patients. SMA patients have at least one copy of a similar gene, SMN2, which produces functional SMN protein, although in reduced quantities. The severity of SMA is variable, partially due to differences in SMN2 copy numbers. Here, we report the results of a biomarker study characterizing SMA patients of varying disease severity. SMN copy number, mRNA and Protein levels in whole blood of patients were measured and compared against a cohort of healthy controls. The results show differential regulation of expression of SMN2 in peripheral blood between patients and healthy subjects. |
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