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Could use your help docs! my brother is suffering from spinal muscular atrophy stage 2. is there any treatment?
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SMA: Supportive treatments with the goal of improving the quality of life. Details can be found online at The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation or Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Answered 4/16/2015
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