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4SPINAL muscular atrophy, also known as SMA, is a genetic condition with several types that affects different ages.
In a majority of cases, a child can only be born with SMA if both parents have a faulty gene that causes it - with around 1 in every 40 to 60 people a carrier. Even if both parents have the gene, there is a 50% chance the child won't have SMA but be a carrier, and a 25% chance that they will have the disease.The most severe type of SMA is type 1, which develops in babies less than six months old.
Type 2 impacts babies aged 7-18 months and is less severe, with the third type the least severe in children and affecting those 18 months or older.Symptoms depend on what type you have, but include:Twitching or shaking musclesSMA does not impact intelligence or cause learning disabilities, but it can be life-limiting for children.Type 2 usually survive into adulthood and can live fulfilling lives, with types 3 and 4 having no impact on life expectancy.
SMA can't be cured but treatment can manage symptoms, including exercises, specialist equipment, feeding tubes, and surgery for joint or bone problems.
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