[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

New treatments in spinal muscular atrophy: an overview of currently available data

S Ramdas, L Servais - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is one of the most common inherited
neuromuscular disorders. It causes progressive muscle weakness and results in significant …

European ad-hoc consensus statement on gene replacement therapy for spinal muscular atrophy

J Kirschner, N Butoianu, N Goemans… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) used to be one of the most common genetic causes of infant
mortality. New disease modifying treatments have changed the disease trajectories and …

Nusinersen treatment of spinal muscular atrophy: current knowledge and existing gaps

T Gidaro, L Servais - Developmental Medicine & Child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the survival
motor neuron 1 gene (SMN 1); it affects 1 in 11 000 newborn infants. The most severe and …

[HTML][HTML] Therapy development for spinal muscular atrophy: perspectives for muscular dystrophies and neurodegenerative disorders

S Jablonka, L Hennlein, M Sendtner - Neurological research and practice, 2022 - Springer
Background Major efforts have been made in the last decade to develop and improve
therapies for proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The introduction of …

[HTML][HTML] The implementation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy: the Australian experience

D Kariyawasam, JS Russell, V Wiley, IE Alexander… - Genetics in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the implementation of the first statewide newborn screening (NBS)
program for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in Australia. Processes that hinder and support …

Nusinersen: a novel antisense oligonucleotide for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy

EE Neil, EK Bisaccia - The Journal of Pediatric …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) encompasses a group of autosomal recessively inherited
degenerative neuromuscular disorders. They range in severity from neonatal onset with …

Nusinersen in patients older than 7 months with spinal muscular atrophy type 1: a cohort study

K Aragon-Gawinska, AM Seferian, A Daron… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of nusinersen in patients older than 7
months with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1). Methods Patients with SMA1 were …

Effect of nusinersen on motor, respiratory and bulbar function in early-onset spinal muscular atrophy

A Pechmann, M Behrens, K Dörnbrack, A Tassoni… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract 5q-associated spinal muscular atrophy is a rare neuromuscular disorder with the
leading symptom of a proximal muscle weakness. Three different drugs have been …