Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects the peripheral nervous system, central nervous system, and voluntary muscle movement (skeletal muscle). SMA is muscular since it primarily affects muscles, which do not receive impulses from the nerve cells. Atrophy is the medical term for shrinking, which is what muscles do when they are not stimulated by nerve cells. SMA is a motor neuron disease that includes the loss of nerve cells termed motor neurons in the spinal cord. It mostly affects infants and children but can also develop in adults. An individual with SMA inherits two copies of a faulty (mutated) or missing survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene.
Market Dynamics
The increasing product launches by the key players in the market are expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in August 2021, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a drug manufacturer operating in Japan, announced that it had launched Evrysdi Dry Syrup 60 mg (generic name: risdiplam) for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Moreover, the increasing adoption of inorganic strategies such as partnerships and collaborations by the key players is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in March 2021, the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, the leading funder of SMA research worldwide, and PTC Therapeutics, Inc., a U.S. based pharmaceutical company, entered into a new collaboration focused on developing new treatments and regenerative medicine to further advance scientific research in SMA and other neuromuscular disorders.
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