Acronym of SMN2

( Survival of Motor Neuron 2 ) SMN2, which is derived from the phrase "survival of the neurons in the motor 2". the name of a gene that in humans, the protein SMN's code does.

that the mutation in the version gene (i.e., SMN1), with the incidence of the disease spinal muscular atrophy in the relationship. however, mutations in SMN2 (version it) cause this disease, not be.

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