Researchers confirm prenatal heart defects in spinal muscular atrophy cases
Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 06:20
in Health & Medicine
Researchers believe they have found a critical piece of the puzzle for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) -- the leading genetic cause of infantile death in the world. Nearly one in 6,000 births has SMA, and it is estimated that nearly one in 30 to 40 people have the trait that leads to SMA.