Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

The Stanford SMA Site is meant to be a resource for families, healthcare providers, and anyone who wants to know more about SMA.

• Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a degenerative neuromuscular disease that affects people of all ages, races, and both genders. It is the leading genetic cause of death for children under two years old.
• More about the disease itself can be found at the About SMA page, as well as in the newly published Standard of Care Consensus Statement.
• We have pages dedicated to the SMA Research currently going on here: Clinical Trials and Laboratory Research.
• Information about Stanford, Links to Support Resources, and SMA Updates are also available on the site.
• Please explore the site and feel free to Contact Us if you have any additional questions.

Stanford SMA Research and Dr. Ching H. Wang in the Media:

• Surgery at Stanford Saves Teen Singer from China, Article from March 9, 2008 in the San Jose Mercury News

• Denying Death is an article published in the Spring 2006 Issue of the Stanford Medical Magazine
• On September 14, 2005, Dr. Wang was also featured in the Stanford News Service: Drug provides glimmer of hope for children suffering fatal genetic disease