Testing newborns for spinal muscular atrophy – screening programme begins in Scotland
Juan Carlos Alonso Lopez/Shutterstock.com Scotland has become the first UK nation to screen all newborn babies for spinal muscular atrophy. Here is what you need to know. What is spinal muscular atrophy and how does it affect babies? Spinal muscular atrophy is a motor neurone disease that starts during infancy. There are different types of […]
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