Additional
Information: Spinal muscular atrophy is a term for a group of inherited neuromuscular diseases. All forms of the disease affect specialized nerve cells called motor neurons, which control the movement of voluntary muscles. SMA causes lower motor neurons in the base of
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Sites:
Ilsa's SMA Resources Ilsa's SMA Resources: A detailed description, news and links with information about Spinal Muscular Atrophy. A personal story of a baby, Ilsa. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.smaangel.com
Washington University of St. Louis: Neuromuscular Washington University of St. Louis: Neuromuscular: Provides detailed medical/genetic information for a variety of neuromuscular disorders. Primarily intended for medical professionals and is very technical. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/neuromuscular/synmot.html
Theo's Story with SMA Theo's Story with SMA: A personal story of a family with a son Theo, suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Site also in French. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.mysunrise.ch/users/af.mast/
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Spinal Muscular Atrophy: This site contains a collection of material pertaining to SMA. I have been searching facts on SMA ever since our son was diagnosed with the disease in 1994. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://members.rogers.com/mwcunning/sma.htm
Families of SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) Families of SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy): International support group and resource center for this disease, includes current research. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.fsma.org
FightSMA FightSMA: Web site promoting public awareness for spinal muscular atrophy. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.fightsma.com
Tori's Buddies Tori's Buddies: Canadian Chapter of Andrew's Buddies, fighting Spinal Muscular Atrophy SMA. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.fightsma.ca/
GeneClinics SMA Information Page GeneClinics SMA Information Page: Overview of SMA, its genetics, clinical presentation and testing. It is written by experts in SMA research and genetic testing. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.geneclinics.org/profiles/sma/index.html
SMA2 Ian Paul SMA2 Ian Paul: I am two years old and I have SMA2. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.geocities.com/ianpaul2
SMA Angels Support Site SMA Angels Support Site: A place for people to find support for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) / Werdnig-Hoffman. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.smaangels.com
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Canada Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Canada: Canadian charity supports research into a cure for SMA. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) http://www.fsma.org/canada/
Additional
Information: Spinal muscular atrophy is a term for a group of inherited neuromuscular diseases. All forms of the disease affect specialized nerve cells called motor neurons, which control the movement of voluntary muscles. SMA causes lower motor neurons in the base of
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