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Onasemnogene abeparvovec for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy.
Expert opinion on biological therapy - 1 Sept 2022
McMillan Hugh J, Proud Crystal M, Farrar Michelle A, Alexander Ian E, Muntoni Francesco, Servais Laurent
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INTRODUCTION: Gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) represents a significant milestone in the treatment of neurologic diseases. SMA is a neurodegenerative disease that results in motor neuron loss because of mutations of the survival motor neuron 1 gene, which directs survival motor neuron (SMN) protein production. Onasemnogene abeparvovec, a one-time gene replacement therapy, delivers a functional...
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