Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a heterogeneous group of neuromuscular diseases characterized by degeneration of anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, leading to muscular atrophy and weakness. Alth
Background: Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) are X-linked recessively inherited neuromuscular disorders caused by deletions, duplications, or small mutations in the DMD gene. With adva
ObjectivesSpinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity predominance 1 (SMALED1) and Charcot–Marie-Tooth diseasetype 2O (CMT2O) are two kinds of hereditary neuromuscular diseases caused by DYNC1H1 muta
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) are hereditary genetic disorders characterized by progressive muscle impairment which predominantly include proximal muscle weaknesses in the pelvic and shoulde