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News - Australian Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

NSW Newborn Screening Programme SMA added to newborn heel prick (Guthrie test) "In an Australian first, newborn babies are now being routinely screened for the genetic condition SMA, or spinal muscular atrophy". SMA leads to a loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting and has several different forms: Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3a SMA. ABC News Neonatal Diagnosis Links: neonatal diagnosis | Apgar test | Guthrie test | hearing test | Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) | X-ray | Tandem mass spectrometry | Classification of Diseases Older News Articles - Australian 2018 Pregnancy Care Guidelines | CRISPR | Gestational Diabetes | Kyoto eBook | Dolly's sisters live on! | Thalidomide in Zebrafish | Human pancreas stem cells | Oral contraceptive no risk of major birth defects | Maternal Malaria Neurovascular Development Effects | Oocyte/Spermatozoa fate decision Rubella eliminated in the Americas | Three-person embryos