Posts by: Patricia Silva PhD

Patricia Silva PhD

Patrícia holds her PhD in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. She has studied Applied Biology at Universidade do Minho and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work has been focused on molecular genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites.

September 1, 2015September 1, 2015

2015 SMA Researcher Meeting Summary on SMA Pathology

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The 19th International SMA Researcher Meeting was recently held by Cure SMA in Kansas City, Missouri (June 18-20, 2015). SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) is a rare, devastating motor neuron disease and ... Read more

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015

Researchers Develop Assay to Accurately Determine SMN Copy Number in SMA Patients

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A study recently published in the journal Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine reported a new assay to assess the copy number of specific genes linked to spinal muscular atrophy ... Read more

August 20, 2015September 7, 2016

Researchers Develop New Mice Models for SMA Types 2 and 3

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Researchers at the University College London in the United Kingdom recently reported the development of new mice models with intermediate clinical severity of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The study, ... Read more

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015

New Technique For Identification of Molecular Determinants in Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Researchers at Rockefeller University and Columbia University in New York recently reported a new technique which enabled them to identify specific molecular determinants linked to Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative ... Read more

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015

2015 SMA Researcher Meeting Summary on Drug Discovery

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The 19th International SMA Researcher Meeting has been recently held by Cure SMA at Kansas City, Missouri (June 18-20, 2015). Summaries with the most relevant developments and findings presented ... Read more

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015

Cure SMA Releases 2015 SMA Researcher Meeting Summary on Clinical Research

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The 19th International SMA Researcher Meeting was recently held by Cure SMA in Kansas City, Missouri (June 18-20, 2015). Cure SMA announced that summaries from the 2015 meeting will be available showing ... Read more

July 27, 2015November 30, 2016

Update on Ongoing Clinical Trials for SMA Drug Programs

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The Annual SMA Conference organized by Cure SMA was recently held this June in Kansas City. According to a news release, six representatives out of the seven drug programs currently being ... Read more

May 21, 2015May 26, 2015

Roche, PTC and SMA Foundation Reveal New Data on Therapeutic Drug for SMA Treatment

News, Spinal Muscular Atrophy

F. Hoffman-La Roche in Switzerland, PTC Therapeutics and the SMA Foundation recently provided a critical update on RG7800 safety, an investigational oral therapeutic drug currently being evaluated for the ... Read more

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015

Three Cases of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Associated With Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy

News, Spinal Muscular Atrophy

A new study by an international research team characterized three new cases of a rare medical condition where spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is associated with progressive myoclonic epilepsy (PME). ... Read more

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

New Accurate and Simpler SMA Diagnostic Method by SMN1-Deletion Test Revealed

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A study published in the Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences revealed a new method for the diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) by specifically detecting deletions in the SMN1 ... Read more