Research Links
53 curated resourcesEssential databases, tools, registries, and organizations for SMA researchers.
8Genomic & Molecular Databases5Clinical Trial Registries6Drug & Target Discovery5Protein & Pathway Tools7Literature & Key Reviews8Patient Organizations & Advocacy6Computational & AI Tools4News & Community4Regulatory & Safety
Genomic & Molecular Databases
8 linksOfficial gene entry — structure, transcripts, expression, orthologs, literature.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6606
Primary therapeutic target and severity modifier. Copy number determines disease severity.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6607
Clinical and genetic description of SMN1 and its role in SMA.
omim.org/entry/600354
Clinically significant variants with pathogenicity classifications.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar
Database
SMN protein — function, interactions, domains, PTMs, disease annotations.
uniprot.org/uniprot/Q16637
All cataloged variants in the SMN1 locus with population frequencies.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp
Rare disease database — epidemiology, diagnosis, management, expert centers.
orpha.net/en/disease/detail/70
Clinical Trial Registries
5 linksHundreds of SMA trials including nusinersen, risdiplam, onasemnogene, next-gen therapies.
clinicaltrials.gov
European Medicines Agency registry for EU/EEA clinical trials.
clinicaltrialsregister.eu
Trials
Patient-friendly trial info, readiness resources, nearby trial sites.
curesma.org/clinical-trials
Global SMA patient registry with natural history data for trial readiness.
treat-nmd.org
Drug & Target Discovery
6 linksTarget-disease associations — genetics, expression, pathways, drugs, literature.
platform.opentargets.org
Bioactivity data for SMN2-targeting compounds — splicing modifiers, ASOs.
ebi.ac.uk/chembl
Pharmacology, mechanism, targets, interactions, dosage, regulatory info.
go.drugbank.com
Visual overview of all SMA therapies from basic research to FDA approval.
curesma.org/sma-drug-pipeline
Molecular pathway map — SMN complex, snRNP biogenesis, motor neuron effects.
genome.jp/kegg
Expert-curated pharmacological data — receptor targets, clinical information.
guidetopharmacology.org
Protein & Pathway Tools
5 linksProtein-protein interaction network for core SMA targets with confidence scores.
string-db.org
AI-predicted 3D structure for drug binding and interaction analysis.
alphafold.ebi.ac.uk
Tool
Tool
Tissue/cell expression — IHC, RNA-seq, single-cell across human tissues.
proteinatlas.org
Literature & Key Reviews
7 linksAll SMA publications, most recent first. ~15,000+ papers.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Authoritative clinical review — genetics, diagnosis, management, counseling.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books
Compounds modifying SMN2 exon 7 splicing to increase FL-SMN protein.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AAV-based gene replacement — Zolgensma outcomes, novel capsids, next-gen vectors.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Literature
Universal NBS for SMA — implementation, outcomes, presymptomatic treatment.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
SMN-dependent + SMN-independent synergistic therapeutic approaches.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patient Organizations & Advocacy
8 linksLargest SMA advocacy org. Research funding, drug pipeline tracker, annual meeting.
curesma.org
Organization
European umbrella org for national SMA groups. Advocacy and treatment access.
sma-europe.eu
International NMD network. Care guidelines, trial readiness, global registries.
treat-nmd.org
Organization
Organization
Organization
Organization
Computational & AI Tools
6 linksTool
Deep learning for drug discovery — property prediction, generative models.
github.com/deepchem
Protein language models — structure, function, evolutionary relationships.
github.com/facebookresearch/esm
Tool
Tool
Open REST API — targets, drugs, sources, claims, trials, hypotheses.
sma-research.info/api/v2/docs
News & Community
4 linksNews
News
News
News
Regulatory & Safety
4 linksOfficial prescribing info — indications, dosage, warnings, clinical data.
accessdata.fda.gov
Drug
EU regulatory basis, risk-benefit analysis, post-marketing requirements.
ema.europa.eu
Drug