Case report: A case of spinal muscular atrophy in a preterm infant: risks and benefits of treatment

Case report: A case of spinal muscular atrophy in a preterm infant: risks and benefits of treatment

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular genetic disorder caused by the loss of lower motor neurons leading to progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. With the rise of novel therapies and early diagnosis on newborn screening (NBS), the natural history of SMA has been evolving. Earlier thera...

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Main Authors: Elisa Nigro, Eyal Grunebaum, Binita Kamath, Christoph Licht, Caroline Malcolmson, Aamir Jeewa, Craig Campbell, Hugh McMillan, Pranesh Chakraborty, Mark Tarnopolsky, Hernan Gonorazky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
spinal muscular atrophy
preterm
newborn screening
gene therapy
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1230889/full

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