Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Understanding the Genetics and Symptoms of this Neuromuscular Disorder
What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy?Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease that affects the motor neurons in the spinal cord. These motor neurons reach from the spinal cord to the voluntary muscles throughout the body. SMA causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting due to the degeneration and loss of motor neurons. The severity […]