Natural history of lung function in spinal muscular atrophy

Natural history of lung function in spinal muscular atrophy

Abstract Background Respiratory muscle weakness is an important feature of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Progressive lung function decline is the most important cause of mortality and morbidity in patients. The natural history of lung function in SMA has, however, not been studied in much detail. R...

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Main Authors: Camiel A. Wijngaarde, Esther S. Veldhoen, Ruben P. A. van Eijk, Marloes Stam, Louise A. M. Otto, Fay-Lynn Asselman, Roelie M. Wösten-van Asperen, Erik H. J. Hulzebos, Laura P. Verweij-van den Oudenrijn, Bart Bartels, Inge Cuppen, Renske I. Wadman, Leonard H. van den Berg, Cornelis K. van der Ent, W. Ludo van der Pol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Spinal muscular atrophy
Lung function
Natural history
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-020-01367-y

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