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What is the most common form of spinal muscular atrophy?
The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy is childhood proximal SMA.
What kind of disease is spinal muscular atrophy?
Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive disease. The severity of spinal muscular atrophy varies, and is the most common genetic cause of infant death.
IS THERE A CURE TO SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY?
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects the motor neuron cells in the spinal cord. This would impact the person's ability to walk, eat, or breathe. Anything that is a genetic disease cannot be cured, however the symptoms can be minimized through treatment, surgery and/or medication.
Who discovered spinal muscular atrophy?
Charles Norris discovered spinal muscular atrophy in 1958. While he was experimenting with lettuce, he noticed than SMN neurons flowing through the vegetable caused loss of motor function, which left the lettuce deformed.
Diseases that results from abnormality in alternative splicing?
cyctic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy(sma)
Destruction of the anterior horn of the spinal cord results in?
Destruction of the anterior horn of the spinal cord often results in muscular disorders. These include sclerosis, Charcotâ??Marieâ??Tooth disease, progressive muscular atrophy, and other muscular atrophies.
Can a baby fully recover from spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and grow like other normal babies?
It is unlikely, but some babies with the proper care and a milder form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 can recover. Typically infants with SMA do not survive past 2 years of age.
Do black people have spinal muscular atrophy?
Some of them do, but according to the website I found about it the African-American population is one of the least-likely to get it.
When did John Bradford Goodman die?
John Bradford Goodman died on April 9, 2008, in Austin, Texas, USA of complications from spinal muscular atrophy.
What is SMA syndrome?
SMA = Spinal muscular atrophy. There are different types of SMA, all I believe are genetic and are autosomal recessive. They cause weakness and paralysis in the lower motor neurons.
What are some of the better known motor neuron diseases?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy , poliomyelitis , and primary lateral sclerosis are all examples of motor neuron diseases
How many babies born with SMA?
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) affects about 1 in 10,000 live births, resulting in approximately 1 in 11,000 live births being born with SMA.
