Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2Symptoms, Doctors, Treatments, Advances & More
Learn About Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2
- Spinal muscular atrophy type 2
- Dubowitz disease
- Muscular atrophy, spinal, infantile chronic form
- Muscular atrophy, spinal, intermediate type
- SMA II
- SMA2
- Spinal muscular atrophy type II
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Perry Shieh is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Shieh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2. He is also highly rated in 47 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and Tubular Aggregate Myopathy.
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Richard Finkel is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Finkel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2.
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Basil Darras is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Darras is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2. He is also highly rated in 42 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, and Gastrostomy.
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Summary: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disease caused by the degeneration of motor neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord, due to the absence of the SMN1 gene and the resulting lack of SMN protein. Some patients with particularly severe forms (types 0 or 1) die before the age of 2 in the absence of treatment, while others retain autonomous walking throughout...
Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center