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What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy?

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects the nervous system and, mostly, the muscles it controls. Spinal muscular atrophy is...

Symptoms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Babies with this type are born with severe muscle weakness and little muscle tone. Most babies born with SMA type 0 do not survive more than 6 mont...

Prenatal Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

If both parents have the gene, the chance that they’ll have a baby with SMA goes up. If someone in your family has SMA, you have a higher chance of...

Diagnosing Spinal Muscular Atrophy

You'll also be asked if anyone else in your family has problems with muscles and nerves, or if they have SMA. A simple blood test can check for SMA...

Caring for a Child with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

When a doctor tells you that your child has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), you may feel overwhelmed and full of questions. Now, 7 years later, Ashe...