Whole-Body Muscle MRI in Non-5q Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of genetically heterogeneous motor neuron disorders characterized by progressive, predominantly proximal weakness. Non-5q SMA refers to forms occurring without SMN1 pathogenic variants or deletions. More than half of non-5q SMA cases remain genetically unresolved, and muscle MRI may reveal characteristic patterns supporting diagnosis.

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Neurology Genetics
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2026-08-26
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https://doi.org/10.1212/nxg.0000000000200433
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Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
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Emory University (US), Inserm (FR), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri-Mondor (FR), Sorbonne Université (FR), Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR), Hospices Civils de Lyon (FR), Laboratoire National de Référence (MA), Institut de Myologie (FR), Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor (FR), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest (FR), Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré (FR), Hôpital Purpan (FR), Centre de Recherche en Myologie
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