Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a term applied to a number of different disorders, all having in common a genetic cause and the manifestation of weakness due to loss of the motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem.
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The most common form of SMA is caused by mutation of the SMN gene, and manifests over a wide range of severity affecting infants through adults..
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