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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.
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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.
What is the most common form of spinal muscular atrophy?
The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy is childhood proximal SMA.
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.
What is a Sentence for atrophy?
She has a muscular atrophy.
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.
What are disorders of?
muscular atrophy
What are some of the better known motor neuron diseases?
Some of the better known motor neuron diseases include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and primary lateral sclerosis (PLS). These diseases affect the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness, atrophy, and impaired movement.
What has the author Sven Brandt written?
Sven Brandt has written: 'Werdnig-Hoffmann's infantile progressive muscular atrophy' -- subject(s): Atrophy, Muscular, Diseases, In infancy and childhood, Infants, Muscular atrophy
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 has the author Diego Soto written?
Diego Soto has written: 'Diego's story' -- subject(s): Muscular atrophy in children, Muscular atrophy
