Early treatment helps improve the efficacy of treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, according to a comprehensive review article published earlier this month.
In this diagnostic proof-of-concept trial, an emerging imaging approach that uses a handheld laser demonstrated the ability to visualize muscle degeneration in children with SMA.
Investigators in Japan have developed a new, noninvasive method for screening for spinal muscular atrophy using saliva analyzed with conventional PCR as an alternative to blood-based genetic screening.