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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·October 11, 2012·6 min read

          Novel Mechanisms Underlying Major Childhood Neuromuscular Disease Identified

          A study suggests that spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic neuromuscular disease in infants and children, results primarily from motor circuit dysfunction, not motor neuron or muscle cell dysfunction, as is commonly thought. In a second study, the researchers identified the molecular pathway in SMA that leads to problems with motor function.
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          FeaturedGenetics
          ·July 11, 2016·5 min read

          Protein Deficiency May Cause Spinal Muscular Atrophy

          A new study implicates a key cellular mechanism as defective in SMA for the first time, providing a new lead for developing future interventions.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·July 25, 2016·4 min read

          New Drug Could Help Treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy

          A new drug shows promise for improving outcomes for people with SMA.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·September 20, 2016·4 min read

          Trial Offers Hope of a Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

          Researchers believe they have discovered a promising new treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a leading genetic cause of death in children.
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          This shows baby Arabella Smygov following gene therapy treatment for SMA
          FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·June 10, 2019·7 min read

          ‘Like Looking at a Miracle’: Baby Blossoms Thanks to Gene Therapy For Spinal Muscular Atrophy

          Zolgensma, an FDA approved gene therapy, supplements the production of the SMN protein to improve motor neuron function in children with spinal muscular atrophy after just one dose.
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