Yung-Ting Kuo

Consensus on gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy in Taiwan.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disorder caused by biallelic mutations in the SMN1 gene, leading to progressive motor neuron degeneration, muscle weakness and atrophy due to survival motor neuron (SMN) protein deficiency. The Taiwan Child Neurology Society convened 17 pediatricians with extensi...