A Young Family Navigating Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
The story of a young family with two children who have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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A Young Family Navigating Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Clip: Season 1 | 4m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of a young family with two children who have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
This excerpt is the story of a young family with two children who have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA is a rare genetic neuromuscular disease that affects the part of the nervous system that controls voluntary muscle movement. It is a deteriorating disease — and children with this form of SMA may survive to two years of age or older.
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Funding for KEN BURNS PRESENTS THE GENE: AN INTIMATE HISTORY has been provided by Genentech, 23andMe, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Gray Foundation, American Society of...
A Young Family Navigating Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Clip: Season 1 | 4m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
This excerpt is the story of a young family with two children who have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA is a rare genetic neuromuscular disease that affects the part of the nervous system that controls voluntary muscle movement. It is a deteriorating disease — and children with this form of SMA may survive to two years of age or older.
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