Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease that affects the nerves that control muscle movement.

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Prepare Yourself

By Donna Albrecht | March 26, 2019
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Buy a Shamrock, Grow Hope

By Lindsey Baker | March 13, 2019
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Strengthened by Spinraza, Marley Robinson is Tackling College — and Planning for More

By Chris Anselmo | February 28, 2019
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Arkansas to Screen Babies for SMA

By MDA Staff | February 7, 2019
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Newborn Screening for DMD and BMD: MDA Needs Your Help

By MDA Staff | January 15, 2019
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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Myonexus Therapeutics’ MYO-102 Gene Therapy Drug for Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2D

By Jeanene Swanson | January 4, 2019
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NIV Masks: Finding the One That’s Just Right

By Kathy Wechsler | February 29, 2008