Injecting medicine into amniotic fluid shows promise for treating genetic disorders
Injecting medicine into the amniotic fluid staves off progression of spinal muscular atrophy in utero. Evidence is mounting that clinicians can treat serious genetic disorders prenatally by injecting medicine into the amniotic fluid, thus preventing damage that begins in utero. A UC San Francisco-led study found that delivering medicine for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) via … Read more