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Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatment Breakthrough

04.14.2017

Stanford Health Care is the first medical center in the nation to treat an adult patient with spinal muscular atrophy. John W. Day, MD, PhD, and his team helped develop a disease-modifying drug that halts the progression of the condition and may help people regain the motor function they have lost.

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Stanford Health Care (SHC) (formerly Stanford Hospital & Clinics)

We provide comprehensive diagnosis and care of common and rare neuromuscular disorders, including muscular dystrophies, myopathies, and neuropathies.
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