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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a neurological disease characterised by weakness and atrophy (degeneration) of muscles.
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Informazioni generali
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a neurological disease characterised by weakness and atrophy (degeneration) of muscles. This variant of the disease is found in the Maine Coon, and is caused by a recessive mutation to the gene LIX1.
Caratteristiche cliniche
Signs include gait abnormalities and a muscle tremor primarily involving the hindquarters. By the age of 5 months, muscular atrophy is evident in all limbs. Cats usually show an abnormal gait, with wide-placed forelimbs and a swaying pelvis.
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Riferimenti
Pubmed ID: 16899656
Omia ID: 2389