Co-author Ines Tapken and co-author Tobias Schüning with a microscopic image of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Copyright: ’Karin Kaiser / MHH’.
Co-author Ines Tapken and co-author Tobias Schüning with a microscopic image of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Copyright: 'Karin Kaiser / MHH'. Research team investigates molecular mechanisms of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Stand: 01. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disease. Motor nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain stem, which are connected to the muscles and control their movements, gradually die. The result is massive muscle atrophy, which in severe cases can lead to death in infancy if left untreated. Although the gene responsible for SMA is known, it is still unclear how exactly the loss of motor neurones occurs.
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