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ArticleDisease models & mechanisms2023

Innovating spinal muscular atrophy models in the therapeutic era.

Ilaria Signoria, W Ludo van der Pol, Ewout J N Groen

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Article in Disease models & mechanisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Spinal muscular atrophy: Biology, pathogenesis, and therapeutic advances.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2026
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  4. Target, silence, replace: a review on RNA-based drugs in modern medicine.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  5. Safety through design: Expanding options for spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy.Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2025
    Article
  6. Patient-specific responses toMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ilaria SignoriaDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8314-651X
W Ludo van der PolDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8970-2740
Ewout J N GroenDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2330-9444

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe, monogenetic, neuromuscular disease. A thorough understanding of its genetic cause and the availability of robust models has led to the development and approval of three gene-targeting therapies. This is a unique and exciting development for the field of neuromuscular diseases, many of which remain untreatable. The development of therapies for SMA not only opens the door to future therapeutic possibilities for other genetic neuromuscular diseases, but also informs us about the limitations of such treatments. For example, treatment response varies widely and, for many patients, significant disability remains. Currently available SMA models best recapitulate the severe types of SMA, and these models are genetically and phenotypically more homogeneous than patients. Furthermore, treating patients is leading to a shift in phenotypes with increased variability in SMA clinical presentation. Therefore, there is a need to generate model systems that better reflect these developments. Here, we will first discuss current animal models of SMA and their limitations. Next, we will discuss the characteristics required to future-proof models to assist the field in the development of additional, novel therapies for SMA.

Indexed as

Muscular Atrophy, SpinalAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGenetic TherapyHumansModels, AnimalModels, BiologicalGene therapyMotor neuron diseaseNeuromuscular diseaseSpinal muscular atrophy

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PMID37787662
PMCPMC10565113

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