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    Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease that causes degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord, resulting in weakness and wasting of muscles. It is caused by a mutation or deletion of the SMN1 gene, which codes for a protein necessary for motor neuron function. Symptoms range from mild to severe muscle weakness depending on the number of copies of the backup SMN2 gene. There is currently no cure for SMA but treatment aims to manage symptoms and new gene therapies are showing promise.

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    Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease that causes degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord, resulting in weakness and wasting of muscles. It is caused by a mutation or deletion of the SMN1 gene, which codes for a protein necessary for motor neuron function. Symptoms range from mild to severe muscle weakness depending on the number of copies of the backup SMN2 gene. There is currently no cure for SMA but treatment aims to manage symptoms and new gene therapies are showing promise.

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    Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease that causes degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord, resulting in weakness and wasting of muscles. It is caused by a mutation or deletion of the SMN1 gene, which codes for a protein necessary for motor neuron function. Symptoms range from mild to severe muscle weakness depending on the number of copies of the backup SMN2 gene. There is currently no cure for SMA but treatment aims to manage symptoms and new gene therapies are showing promise.

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