Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neuromuscular disorder caused by mutations in SMN1, with disease severity influenced by the number of SMN2 copies. Although SMA is one of the most common ...

Back to Healio In 2024, Healio covered several stories about trials investigating geographic atrophy biomarkers and treatment options. While one trial found that intravitreal pegcetacoplan showed ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic condition mostly caused ... In almost all cases, the SMN1 gene mutations that cause SMA are inherited, meaning they are passed from parents to their ...

AMD happens when aging causes damage to the macula ... It was then he first heard the term “geographic atrophy.” Geographic atrophy (GA) is an advanced form of dry AMD that leads to ...

In this episode, they meet Susan and her husband Terry. Susan has posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a rare neurodegenerative condition that means she can’t see what’s right in front of her ...