Regina Trollmann, MD, of the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, and colleagues, did a retrospective ...
A NEW screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is now being offered, included in the heel prick test, to all newborns in ...
Emma Ciafaloni, MD, FAAN, explores the groundbreaking approval of onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi for spinal muscular atrophy and its impact on the treatment paradigm for this rare disease. This is a ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Spinal muscular atrophy affects the nerves that control muscle movement, leading to progressive weakening. As a result, infants ...
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare, genetic condition that, across all types, affects ~1,600 people in the UK.1 It can cause muscle weakness which gets worse over time, causing movement, ...
The first prenatal treatment for spinal muscular atrophy showed promise in a single case report. Risdiplam was given to the mother during pregnancy and to the child after birth. More than 2 years ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At 5 years, 91% of pediatric patients treated with Evrysdi were alive, 81% without permanent ventilation. Data ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy awareness month, and the disease’s first ever at-home treatment is having a major impact. SMA is a rare nerve disorder that affects motor ...
Panelists discuss how the current spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment landscape includes 3 options: gene therapy (onasemnogene abeparvovec [Zolgensma]) for younger patients and 2 splice modifiers ...
Mayo Clinic's Translational Neuromuscular Disease Research Lab led by Nathan P. Staff, M.D., Ph.D., studies the biological ...
Scholar Rock's biologics license application for apitegromab was accepted by the Food and Drug Administration. The late-stage biopharmaceutical company said the regulator will review the application ...