The mutation that causes Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) can be detected in ... and both parents are found to be carriers of mutations causing SMA. Based upon this information, it is almost certain ...

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More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...

DIAGNOSING: Diagnosing spinal muscular atrophy involves a combination of ... genetic testing to help determine the type of SMA, carrier testing from family members, prenatal testing before the ...

In 2017, an Australian couple lost their baby daughter Mackenzie to spinal muscular atrophy. After that tragedy, they advocated for access to reproductive carrier screening, forming a nationwide ...

Considering taking supplements to treat spinal muscular atrophy? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy. Follow the links to ...

Back to Healio Topline results from a phase 3 clinical trial showed an investigational gene therapy for young people with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 increased mobility and slowed disease ...

Spinal muscular atrophy is caused by mutations in the survival motor neurons gene, SMN1. The SMN protein localizes to both the cytoplasm and the nuclear bodies. One hallmark of spinal muscular ...

The Amsterdam-based biotech firm said that its melt curve analysis-based test is used as a first-tier genetic screening tool to aid the diagnosis of SMA.

Health activists and patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) have refuted the Central government’s affidavit in the Kerala High Court and demanded urgent action to reduce the cost of ...