Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disease characterized by the degeneration of spinal cord motor neurons, resulting in progressive muscle weakness, paralysis, and atrophy.
In advancing intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) research for more than 29 years, the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) wholeheartedly embraces today’s novel concepts and technologies to discover the causes of IDD and uses this knowledge to improve outcomes for affected people.
