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GENE OVERVIEW OF KEY PUBLISHED STUDIES FOR ALS


GeneSMN1
Other namesSMA; SMN; SMA1; SMA2; SMA3; SMA4; SMA@; SMNT; BCD541; T-BCD541
Gene namesurvival of motor neuron 1, telomeric
Gene inheritance categorySALS genes
CategoryALTERED DNA/RNA PROCESSING
Chromosome5q13.2
BackgroundDeletions and mutations of SMN genes cause spinal muscular atrophy
ResultSMN genotypes which reduce SMN protein levels associated with sporadic ALS
Total Mutations0
Total Affected0

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KEY PUBLICATIONS (6)

First_AuthorYearTitlePaper
Corcia2002Abnormal SMN1 gene copy number is a susceptibility factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosisFull_Paper
Corcia2002SMN1 gene study in three families in which ALS and spinal muscular atrophy co-existFull_Paper
Corcia2006SMN1 gene, but not SMN2, is a risk factor for sporadic ALSFull_Paper
Veldink2001Homozygous deletion of the survival motor neuron 2 gene is a prognostic factor in sporadic ALSFull_Paper
Veldink2005SMN genotypes producing less SMN protein increase susceptibility to and severity of sporadic ALSFull_Paper
Zou2007SMN protects cells against mutant SOD1 toxicity by increasing chaperone activityFull_Paper

GENETIC VARIATIONS

SNP (rs)BasepairpvalueAuthorYearTermPaper
   Corcia2002GRCh37SMN1 gene study in three families in which ALS and spinal muscular atrophy co-exist
 70241893 Corcia2006GRCh37SMN1 gene, but not SMN2, is a risk factor for sporadic ALS
 70241893 Veldink2001GRCh37Homozygous deletion of the survival motor neuron 2 gene is a prognostic factor in sporadic ALS
 702418930.05Veldink2005GRCh37SMN genotypes producing less SMN protein increase susceptibility to and severity of sporadic ALS
 702418930.4Veldink2005GRCh37SMN genotypes producing less SMN protein increase susceptibility to and severity of sporadic ALS
 702418930.99Veldink2005GRCh37SMN genotypes producing less SMN protein increase susceptibility to and severity of sporadic ALS
        
 
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