Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
INS
Associated Variants
INS MUTATION
INS MUTATION
Associated Disease
motor neuron disease
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Recent evidence of IGF-1 axis alteration in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a very severe neurodegenerative disease affecting specifically the motor neurons, have triggered a renewed interest in insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) pathway activation as a potential therapeutic approach for motor neuron diseases.
Pubmed
26311784
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
2
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
7
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree,LHGDN
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00299579211454747
Drugs