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Michelle A. Farrar

Researcher at Boston Children's Hospital

Publications -  127
Citations -  3874

Michelle A. Farrar is an academic researcher from Boston Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Spinal muscular atrophy. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 96 publications receiving 2473 citations. Previous affiliations of Michelle A. Farrar include University of New South Wales & University of Sydney.

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Nusinersen versus Sham Control in Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Richard S. Finkel, +397 more
TL;DR: Those who received nusinersen were more likely to be alive and have improvements in motor function than those in the control group and infants with a shorter disease duration at screening wereMore likely than those with a longer disease duration to benefit from nusineren.
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Emerging therapies and challenges in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

TL;DR: Improved understanding of the molecular basis of SMA, disease pathogenesis, natural history, and recognition of the impact of standardized care on outcomes has yielded progress toward the development of novel therapeutic strategies, which are summarized.
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The Genetics of Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Progress and Challenges

TL;DR: This review incorporates an overview of the clinical manifestations and genetics of SMA, and describes recent advances in the understanding of mechanisms of disease pathogenesis and development of novel treatment strategies.