Genomic Variability in the Survival Motor Neuron Genes (SMN1 and SMN2): Implications for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Phenotype and Therapeutics Development

MER Butchbach - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a leading genetic cause of infant death worldwide that is
characterized by loss of spinal motor neurons leading to muscle weakness and atrophy …

The Importance of Digging into the Genetics of SMN Genes in the Therapeutic Scenario of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

M Costa-Roger, L Blasco-Pérez, I Cuscó… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
After 26 years of discovery of the determinant survival motor neuron 1 and the modifier
survival motor neuron 2 genes (SMN1 and SMN2, respectively), three SMN-dependent …

Association among biomarkers, phenotypes, and motor milestones in Chinese patients with 5q spinal muscular atrophy types 1–3

S Ouyang, X Peng, W Huang, J Bai, H Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Biomarkers can be used to assess the severity of spinal muscular atrophy (5q
SMA; SMA). Despite their potential, the relationship between biomarkers and clinical …

Alberta Spinal Muscular Atrophy Newborn Screening—Results from Year 1 Pilot Project

F Niri, J Nicholls, K Baptista Wyatt, C Walker… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neuromuscular disease caused by biallelic
pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants of the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. Early …

A comprehensive overview of SMN and NAIP copy numbers in Iranian SMA patients

S Savad, MR Ashrafi, N Samadaian, M Heidari… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is among the most common autosomal recessive disorders
with different incidence rates in different ethnic groups. In the current study, we have …

[HTML][HTML] Nusinersen Improves Motor Function in Type 2 and 3 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients across Time

B Cavaloiu, IE Simina, C Vilciu, IA Trăilă, M Puiu - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder primarily caused by mutations in the
SMN1 gene, leading to motor neuron degeneration and muscle atrophy, affecting multiple …

Spinal muscular atrophy: Molecular mechanism of pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapeutics, and clinical trials in the Indian context

A Aasdev, RS Sreelekshmi, VR Iyer, SC Moharir - Journal of Biosciences, 2024 - Springer
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular, rare genetic disorder caused due to loss-
of-function mutations in the survival motor neuron-1 (SMN1) gene, leading to deficiency of …

Single-tube multiplex digital polymerase chain reaction assay for molecular diagnosis and prediction of severity of spinal muscular atrophy

C Tan, Y Yan, N Guo, F Wang, S Wang, L Zhu… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disease
characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons and progressive muscle atrophy …

The First Report of Iranian Registry of patients with spinal muscular atrophy

V Mansouri, M Heidari… - Journal of …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Background: Insufficient amounts of survival motor neuron protein is leading to one of the
most disabling neuromuscular diseases, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Before the current …

The impact of three SMN2 gene copies on clinical characteristics and effect of disease-modifying treatment in patients with spinal muscular atrophy: a systematic …

C Dosi, R Masson - Frontiers in Neurology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective To review the clinical characteristics and effect of treatment in patients with spinal
muscular atrophy (SMA) and three copies of the SMN2 gene. Methods We conducted a …