BBCNEWS Breakfast June 1, 2021 06:04:00
Around one in every 10,000 babies is born with spinal muscular atrophy. what is remarkable is this one—off treatment may permanently stop any further decline in arthur's muscle function. so how does zolgensma work? it contains a healthy copy of a missing or faulty gene called smn1. this is inserted into a harmless virus. in the body, the virus delivers the replacement gene into the nucleus of motor neuron cells. this is essential to prevent those cells from gradually dying. the now healthy motor neuron cells start producing the missing smn protein, which is vital for muscle function. how's a...