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A signal feature of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the dying back of motor neurons. This is caused by a loss-of-function mutation in SMN1. Administration of an oligonucleotide that modifies the processing of SMN2, a homologous gene, extends the life span in a mouse model of SMA.
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