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Editorial
. 2025 Feb 3;148(2):360-362.
doi: 10.1093/brain/awaf012.

Different factors underlie mild and severe forms of spinal muscular atrophy

Eric W Ottesen  1 , Ravindra N Singh  1
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Editorial

Different factors underlie mild and severe forms of spinal muscular atrophy

Eric W Ottesen et al. Brain. .

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to ‘The systemic complexity of a monogenic disease: the molecular network of spinal muscular atrophy’ by Tapken et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae272).

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The authors report no competing interests.

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