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ReviewFrontiers in molecular medicine2026

Spinal muscular atrophy in the disease-modifying therapy era: successes, limitations and future directions.

Madison M Sexton, Emma W Crow, Congyue Annie Peng

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Review in Frontiers in molecular medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Madison M SextonDepartment of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States.
Emma W CrowDepartment of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States.
Congyue Annie PengDepartment of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States.

Funding

Tissue Structural and Neural Remodeling in Human Sacroiliac JointP20GM121342 · NIGMS · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY · PI Jeryl Jones · 2018 to 2026
$24.7M
Statistical Methods for Gene Regulatory Analysis From Single Cell Genomics DataP20GM139769 · NIGMS · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY · PI ANHOLT, ROBERT R. H, ARNO, GAVIN · 2021 to 2025
$10.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121342NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM139769
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare and debilitating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness, respiratory failure, and premature mortality. The pathogenesis of SMA is highly complex and the investigation of downstream pathways and specific cellular mechanisms is still ongoing. In recent years, three FDA-approved disease-modifying therapies, nusinersen, risdiplam, and onasemnogene abeparvovec, have improved the quality of life for patients with SMA and have eased the management of associated symptoms. However, unmet needs remain as comorbidities become increasingly apparent in the era of disease-modifying therapies. Despite the remarkable progress achieved over the past decade, continued research is essential to further improve the quality of life, clinical outcomes, and standard of care for individuals living with SMA.

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atrophydisease-modifying therapiesneuronSMNtherapy

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PMID42713019
PMCPMC13551063

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