Sensory neurons do not induce motor neuron loss in a human stem cell model of spinal muscular atrophy.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder leading to paralysis and early death due to reduced SMN protein. It is unclear why there is such a profound motor neuron loss, but recent evidence from fly and mouse studies indicate that cells comprising the whole sensory-motor circui...

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Main Authors: Andrew J Schwab, Allison D Ebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4108398?pdf=render