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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare hereditary neuromuscular ... treatment and support are available to manage the symptoms and help people with SMA obtain the best possible quality of life.

More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...

Problems with chemical messengers like dopamine were tied to posture issues in SMA in a mouse study, but levodopa therapy may ease symptoms.

An investigational higher dose of spinal muscular atrophy drug nusinersen gains attention as the FDA and European Medicines ...

The Amsterdam-based biotech firm said that its melt curve analysis-based test is used as a first-tier genetic screening tool to aid the diagnosis of SMA.