Article
[Gene-based treatment in spinal muscular atrophy].
Der Nervenarzt - 1 Jun 2022
Hagenacker T, Schara-Schmidt U, Kleinschnitz C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The 5q-associated spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) affects ~ 80-120 newborns annually. The disease is characterized by progressive paresis involving the bulbar and respiratory musculatures. The phenotypes are very heterogeneous ranging from severe courses with early death in the first years of life to loss of gait in older age. OBJECTIVE: There are now an increasing number of causally targeted therapies...
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