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How common is sma?
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1:6000 live births: Sma, or spinal muscular atropy is the second most frequent autosomal recessive disease, 1:6000 live born births.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Rare!: There is a group called families with SMA that will be of help.
Answered 2/13/2015
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