| SMA | Spinal muscular atrophy |
| DMT | Disease-modifying therapy |
| NBS | Newborn screening |
| STNPCR | Single-tube nested PCR |
| DBS | Dried blood spot |
| PCR-RFLP | PCR-restriction fragment-length polymorphism |
| qPCR | Quantitative PCR |
| ddPCR | Droplet digital PCR |
| MLPA | Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification |
| P/A | Presence and absence |
| mCOP | Modified competitive oligonucleotide priming |