Single infusion offers hope for babies with devastating muscle disease

NCT ID NCT03461289

Summary

This study tested a one-time gene therapy for babies under 6 months old with spinal muscular atrophy type 1, a severe genetic disease that weakens muscles. The therapy aimed to deliver a working copy of a missing gene through a single intravenous infusion. Researchers measured whether treated babies could sit independently and survive without permanent breathing support.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Carlo Besta Neurological Research Institute

    Milan, Italy

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

    London, United Kingdom

  • Hôpital Armand Trousseau

    Paris, France

  • Istituto Gianninia Gaslini

    Genova, Italy

  • Neuropédiatrie - Centre de Référence des Maladies Neuromusculaires

    Liège, Belgium

  • Policlinico "G. Martino"

    Messina, Italy

  • Policlinico Gemelli

    Rome, Italy

  • The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases at Newcastle

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

  • University Hospital Ghent Neuromuscular reference center

    Ghent, Belgium

  • University of Milan

    Milan, Italy

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