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Connecticut To Test Newborns for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Connecticut plans to require newborn children be tested for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a rare genetic disorder occurring in about one in 11,000 Connecticut residents. The rare condition may lead to muscle and nerve control loss. It also results in fatalities.

Connecticut plans to require newborn children be tested for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a rare genetic disorder occurring in about one in 11,000 Connecticut residents. The rare condition may lead to muscle and nerve control loss. It also results in fatalities.…