Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3 and Type 4

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects mostly children, but comes in different forms. The severe neuromuscular disease affects a person’s ability to participate in daily life functions, like walking, eating, or even breathing.

Read more about spinal muscular atrophy here.

In this video shared by FightSMA in 2010, Dr. Bob Leshner, a pediatric neurologist and neuromuscular clinician, talks about the different types of SMA, in particular, type 3 and type 4, and their treatment programs. “It’s possible that a better understanding of the type 3 and the type 4 patient, understanding why their disease is so much more benign … may provide additional windows of insight into future therapeutic strategies,” he says.

Learn more about the genes involved in spinal muscular atrophy. 

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