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Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Chad Heatwole, MD, University of Rochester
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Chad Heatwole, MD, at the University of Rochester, for his project, ” Development of a Clinically Relevant Outcome Measure for Pediatric […]
Uniting the SMA Community Through Local Programs and Support
After her son William’s SMA type 2 diagnosis in April 2001, Heidi Johnson’s doctor immediately showed her the Cure SMA (then Families of SMA) website and said to look for […]
Invitae Partners with Biogen to Offer Free Genetic Testing for SMA
Invitae Corporation recently announced that it will partner with Biogen to offer genetic testing at no charge to patients who may have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The program is called […]
Dr. Richard Finkel, M.D., Honored with the American Academy of Neurology’s 2018 Sidney Carter Award in Child Neurology
Richard Finkel, M.D., the chief of neurology at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Fla., was honored with the American Academy of Neurology’s 2018 Sidney Carter Award in Child Neurology, in […]
AveXis to Present Phase 1 Data at the 70th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
The Phase 1, open-label, dose-escalation trial was designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of AVXS-101 in patients with SMA Type 1. The key measures of efficacy were the time […]
SMA Community Leaders to Gather in Washington DC to Network, Learn and Advocate
On Thursday, April 26, more than 70 chapter leaders, event organizers and board/committee members, representing 24 states and DC, will gather in Washington DC for two days of networking, learning, […]