[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for interpreting and reporting silent carrier and disease-modifying variants in SMA testing workflows

JN Milligan, L Blasco-Pérez, M Costa-Roger… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Genetic testing for SMA diagnosis, newborn screening, and carrier screening has become a
significant public health interest worldwide, driven largely by the development of novel and …

Diving into progress: a review on current therapeutic advancements in spinal muscular atrophy

P Bagga, S Singh, G Ram, S Kapil, A Singh - Frontiers in Neurology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an uncommon disorder associated with genes
characterized by the gradual weakening and deterioration of muscles, often leading to …

Analytical validation of the amplification refractory mutation system polymerase chain reaction-capillary electrophoresis assay to diagnose spinal muscular atrophy

M Yao, L Jiang, Y Yan, Y Yu, Y Chen… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Objectives Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by
homozygous deletion and compound heterozygous mutations in survival motor neuron 1 …

Prevalence of exon 7/exon 8 deletion in patients with hypotonia and spinal muscular atrophy: SMN1 exon 7/exon 8 deletion in spinal muscular atrophy

ACGAC GEETHA, VH Sankar, ST Alex… - Indian Journal of …, 2024 - or.niscpr.res.in
Abstract Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disease due to degeneration of
the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord. The estimated incidence of SMA is 1: 6,000-1 …

[HTML][HTML] Covering a broad range of ancestries with genetic testing Aug. 25, 2021

GJ Latham - mlo-online.com
Clinical laboratories have never been more important in the medical decision-making
process. From novel therapies that can only be prescribed to patients with certain genetic …