Assertion: muscular atrophy | /r/CreatedBy | defect
Facets:
value: in the smn1 gene
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: It is caused by a defect in the SMN1 gene, which is responsible for producing a protein chain that helps keep motor neurons alive.
text: Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD), also known as autosomal recessive distal spinal muscular atrophy (DSMA1), is a rare form of SMA caused by defects in the IGHMBP2 gene.