The specific applications of the SMA – test saliva collector are as follows:

1. Disease Screening and Diagnosis

• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Screening
  • It is used for large – scale early screening of newborns or young children. This can promptly identify SMA patients or carriers, enabling early intervention measures such as gene therapy or genetic counseling, thereby improving the prognosis of patients. For families with a history of SMA, family members can use this collector to self – collect saliva samples at home and then send them to a professional testing institution for analysis to determine whether they carry the disease – causing gene. This provides a basis for family family planning and disease prevention. In clinical diagnosis, when a doctor suspects a patient has SMA, the saliva collector can be used to quickly and conveniently collect samples for testing, assisting the doctor in making a timely and accurate diagnosis and formulating a reasonable treatment plan.
  • Detection of Other Genetic Diseases
    Apart from SMA, it can also be applied to the screening and diagnosis of some other genetic diseases. Since saliva contains an individual’s DNA, through the analysis of saliva DNA, gene mutations or polymorphisms related to certain genetic diseases can be detected.

2. Medical Research

In individual genetics research, the SMA – test saliva collector can be used to conveniently obtain an adequate amount of samples, and rapidly extract biomolecules such as DNA and RNA. This allows for in – depth research and analysis of aspects such as an individual’s gene expression, mutations, and gene polymorphisms. Researchers can collect saliva samples from a large number of individuals, establish a gene database, analyze the association between genes and diseases, and explore the pathogenesis and genetic patterns of diseases.

3. Drug Development

During the process of drug development, the genetic information of patients needs to be analyzed to determine the efficacy and safety of drugs. The SMA – test saliva collector can provide a convenient source of samples for drug development, helping to accelerate the process of drug research and development. In addition, by detecting biomarkers in saliva, the therapeutic effect and adverse reactions of drugs can be evaluated, providing a basis for drug dosage adjustment and treatment plan optimization.