Spinal muscular atrophy

E Mercuri, CJ Sumner, F Muntoni, BT Darras… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in
SMN1 (encoding survival motor neuron protein (SMN)). Reduced expression of SMN leads …

Current clinical applications of in vivo gene therapy with AAVs

JR Mendell, SA Al-Zaidy, LR Rodino-Klapac… - Molecular Therapy, 2021 - cell.com
Hereditary diseases are caused by mutations in genes, and more than 7,000 rare diseases
affect over 30 million Americans. For more than 30 years, hundreds of researchers have …

Five-year extension results of the phase 1 START trial of onasemnogene abeparvovec in spinal muscular atrophy

JR Mendell, SA Al-Zaidy, KJ Lehman, M McColly… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance This ongoing study assesses long-term safety and durability of response in
infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 after dosing with onasemnogene …

Inflammation in CNS neurodegenerative diseases

J Stephenson, E Nutma, P van der Valk, S Amor - Immunology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative diseases, the leading cause of morbidity and disability, are gaining
increased attention as they impose a considerable socioeconomic impact, due in part to the …

Onasemnogene abeparvovec: first global approval

SM Hoy - Drugs, 2019 - Springer
Onasemnogene abeparvovec (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi; formerly AVXS-101;
ZOLGENSMA®) is an adeno-associated viral vector-based gene therapy designed to deliver …

Newborn screening programs for spinal muscular atrophy worldwide: Where we stand and where to go

T Dangouloff, E Vrščaj, L Servais, D Osredkar… - Neuromuscular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare and devastating disease. New disease-modifying
treatments have recently been approved and early treatment has been related to a better …

New treatments in spinal muscular atrophy: positive results and new challenges

S Messina, M Sframeli - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is one of the most common autosomal recessive diseases
with progressive weakness of skeletal and respiratory muscles, leading to significant …

Correlation between SMA type and SMN2 copy number revisited: an analysis of 625 unrelated Spanish patients and a compilation of 2834 reported cases

M Calucho, S Bernal, L Alías, F March… - Neuromuscular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by loss or mutations in
SMN1. According to age of onset, achieved motor abilities, and life span, SMA patients are …

Advances in treatment of spinal muscular atrophy–new phenotypes, new challenges, new implications for care

DC Schorling, A Pechmann… - Journal of …, 2020 - content.iospress.com
Abstract Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is caused by autosomal recessive mutations in
SMN1 and results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle weakness. The …

[PDF][PDF] Spinal muscular atrophy: from approved therapies to future therapeutic targets for personalized medicine

H Chaytow, KME Faller, YT Huang… - Cell Reports Medicine, 2021 - cell.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a devastating childhood motor neuron disease that, in the
most severe cases and when left untreated, leads to death within the first two years of life …