The Gene

A Young Family Navigating Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Clip: Season 1 | 4m 30s  | Video has closed captioning.

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.

Aired: 01/30/20

Rating: TV-PG

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