Expansion of newborn screening in Utah includes Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Jan 31, 2018, 6:19 PM | Updated: 6:20 pm

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Utah has started screening newborns for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, as new drug treatments are coming on board for the fatal genetic disease. KSL Newsradio’s Mary Richards reports.

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