One-Year Pilot Study Results of Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in the Republic of Croatia

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disease caused by the homozygous deletion of <i>SMN1</i> exon 7 in 95% of cases. The prognosis for SMA patients has improved with the development of disease-modifying therapies, all of which are available in Croatia....

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Main Authors: Darija Šimić, Ana Šarić, Ana Škaričić, Ivan Lehman, Branka Bunoza, Ivana Rako, Ksenija Fumić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-07-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/10/3/50