NCIt synonyms : SMA3; SMA4; BCD541; SMN; Survival of Motor Neuron 1, Telomeric wt Allele; Survival Motor Neuron 1 Protein Gene; T-BCD541; Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease, Kugelberg-Welander Disease) Gene; TDRD16A; GEMIN1; Survival of Motor Neuron 1 Gene; SMNT; SMA; Survival of Motor Neuron, Telomeric Copy Gene; Tudor Domain Containing 16A Gene; SMA1; SMA2;
NCIt definition : Human SMN1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 5q13.2 and is approximately
29 kb in length. This allele, which encodes survival motor neuron protein, is involved
in the modulation of spliceosome assembly. Mutation of the gene is associated with
spinal muscular atrophy types 1 through 4.;
NCIt note : The SMN1 gene is part of a 500 kb inverted duplication on chromosome 5q13. The telomeric
and centromeric copies of this gene are nearly identical and encode the same protein.
(EntrezGene);