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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of Neonatal Screening |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/10/3/50 |