Spinal Muscular Atrophy — Research Summary
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5 Most Recent Research Articles
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PhenoRareAI: Phenotype-based intelligent diagnosis for rare neuromuscular disorders of glycogen storage disease and spinal muscular atrophy.
Zhai Weiqi et al. — Health information science and systems (1 December 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42011232/
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Nusinersen: the antisense oligonucleotide at the forefront of spinal muscular atrophy treatment.
Singh Natalia N et al. — RNA biology (1 December 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42149739/
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Home CPAP/NIV in pediatric patients: which disorders?
Khirani Sonia et al. — Sleep medicine (1 September 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42202500/
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The silica-based sorbents for the mixed-mode extraction of risdiplam and its metabolite from serum samples.
Balińska Natalia et al. — Journal of chromatography. A (30 August 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42349182/
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[Carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis for Spinal muscular atrophy among 8 182 individuals of reproductive age from Zhangzhou region].
Li Tianyou et al. — Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics (10 August 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42386659/
Clinical Trials — Currently Recruiting (Australia)
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Long-term Follow-up of Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treated With OAV101 in Clinical Trials
Recruiting — Phase 3 — Novartis Pharmaceuticals
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05335876
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Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
Recruiting — Sanford Health
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01793168
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic condition that causes muscle weakness and wasting. It affects a protein needed for motor nerve cells to survive. New treatments including gene therapies have dramatically changed outcomes for children diagnosed early.
Most Recent Research
UNLABELLED: Rare neuromuscular diseases pose significant diagnostic challenges due to their genetic complexity and varied clinical presentations. Current diagnostic methods are often costly and inefficient, with primary care physician slacking adequate knowledge and effective diagnostic algorithms needed for accurate identification. This study addresses these challenges by developing PhenoRareAI, a model designed to improve the diagnosis of rare neuromuscular diseases such as Glycogen Storage Disease II and Spinal Muscular Atrophy. A total of 109 electronic health records from Huashan Hospital and external centers were used to develop and validate PhenoRareAI. The model integrates phenotype recognition algorithms and disease priority ranking models, which were rigorously tested against baseline models and validated with external datasets. The key outcome measures included the accuracy of phenotype recognition and disease diagnosis. PhenoRareAI demonstrated signifi cant improvement in phenotype recognition, achieving a micro F1-score and a macro F1-score of 27.40% and 25.16%, compared to the baseline PhenoPro model's scores of 11.44% and 14.65%. In terms of disease prioritization, the model achieved a top 1 ranking for 15 cases of Glycogen Storage Disease II and 17 cases of Spinal Muscular Atrophy after phenotype enhancement, with a mean reciprocal rank (MRR) of 37.37 and 57.21, respectively, significantly outperforming existing methods. PhenoRareAI signifi cantly enhances the diagnosis process for rare neuromuscular diseases, demonstrating strong potential for clinical application. These findings highlight the importance of integrating AI-driven diagnostic tools into healthcare to better navigate the complexities of rare disease diagnosis. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13755-026-00455-w.
Common Questions
What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy?
Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic condition that causes muscle weakness and wasting. It affects a protein needed for motor nerve cells to survive. New treatments including gene therapies have dramatically changed outcomes for children diagnosed early.
How many clinical trials are available for Spinal Muscular Atrophy?
RareWays currently indexes 240 clinical trials for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, of which 61 are actively recruiting. Trial availability changes as new studies are registered — check the trials tab for current status.
Where does the research data for Spinal Muscular Atrophy come from?
RareWays aggregates research from PubMed, Europe PMC, OpenAlex, and ClinicalTrials.gov. Data is updated regularly by Rocky, RareWays' automated research engine. All articles and trials link directly to their original sources.
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