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- SMA is the #1 genetic killer of young children;
- SMA is estimated to occur in nearly 1 out of every 6,000 births;
- 1 in every 35 people, or nearly 10 million Americans, unknowingly carries the gene deletion responsible for SMA; few have any known family history;
- SMA is a pan-ethnic disease and does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, or gender;

- there is currently no treatment and no cure, but the National Institutes of Health (NIH) selected SMA as the disease closest to treatment of more than 600 neurological disorders;
- researchers estimate that a viable treatment and/or cure is attainable in as little as 5 years – if provided adequate resources;
- the American College of Medical Genetics recommends that SMA carrier testing be made available to all couples planning a family, regardless of ethnicity or family history.


 
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