Recently, a number of journal articles about Spinal Muscular Atrophy have been published. Below are links to the abstracts of a few of these articles, including some from researchers who have been funded by FightSMA. A subscription to the publishing journal is required to read the full text of the articles, but the abstracts will help you decide if you are interested in reading more.

Recent Advances in Respiratory Care for Neuromuscular Disease
by Anita K. Simonds
Chest. 2006; 130:1879-1886.
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Axonal-SMN (a-SMN), a protein isoform of the survival motor neuron gene, is specifically involved in axonogenesis.
by Veronica Setola, Mineko Terao, Denise Locatelli, Stefania Bassanini, Enrico Garattini, and Giorgio Battaglia
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2007; 104:1959-1964.
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Preclinical validation of a multiplex real-time assay to quantify SMN mRNA in patients with SMA.
by L. R. Simard, M-C Bélanger, S. Morissette, M. Wride, T. W. Prior, and K. J. Swoboda
Neurology. 2007; 68:451-456.
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