The child in this case specifically had SMA type 1, the most common form of the disorder; it has a very poor prognosis, typically leading to death before a child's second birthday. The "baby has ...

We get prenatal referrals sometimes where the parents have tested positive as carriers and choose to have their fetus tested and know that the baby will be affected with SMA. We have families that ...

Pediatric neurologist Michelle Farrar, who is working on a minimally invasive gene therapy treatment for SMA in Australia, ...

Like all couples with the mutations, Bethan and Johnny had a one-in-four chance of having a baby with SMA. An estimated one in 40 people are SMA carriers Johnny’s stoicism wavers when he thinks ...

Survey finds that 59 per cent of those planning a family have concerns about the slow pace of newborn screening expansion ...