Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is characterized by muscle weakness and atrophy resulting from progressive degeneration and irreversible loss of the anterior ...
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Children with type 2 SMA may be able to sit up but can't walk. Around 70% of people with type 2 will survive until 25, with some surviving into their 30s.
A rare, genetic proximal spinal muscular atrophy characterized by degeneration of alpha motor neurons in the anterior horns of the spinal cord and lower brain ...
What are the symptoms of SMA type 2? ˇ Muscle weakness and poor muscle tone ˇ The legs tend to be weaker than the arms ˇ Some children have swallowing and feeding ...
Spinal muscular atrophy type II (SMA2) is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SMN1 gene (600354) on chromosome 5q13.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting.
Type 2 is an intermediate form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons.
Spinal muscular atrophy type 2 (SMA2) is a genetic neuromuscular disorder that affects the nerve cells that control voluntary muscles (motor neurons).
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic condition that can cause muscle weakness. It gets worse over time, but there are medicines and other treatments ...
Type 2 is an intermediate form of SMA. Children with this type may sit without support at some point but cannot walk on their own. Symptoms typically start ...
