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“Astrocyte dysfunction in spinal muscular atrophy”

Allison D. Ebert, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Relevant Citations: Ebert AD, Yu J, Rose FF Jr, Mattis VB, Lorson CL, Thomson JA, Svendsen CN. Induced pluripotent stem cells from a spinal muscular atrophy patient. Nature. 2009 Jan 15;457(7227):277-80. PMCID: PMC2659408. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19098894

McGivern JV, Patitucci TN, Nord JA, Barabas MA, Stucky CL, Ebert AD. Spinal muscular atrophy astrocytes exhibit abnormal calcium regulation and reduced growth factor production. Glia. 2013 Sep;61(9):1418-1428. PMCID: PMC3941074. LINK: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Spinal+muscular+atrophy+astrocytes+exhibit+abnormal+calcium+regulation+and+reduced+growth+factor+production

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