A 39-year-old member asked:
Does spinal muscular atrophy (sma) prevent children from speaking?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Yes: If they live long enough and have enough physical strength. This is a family of cruel diseases of widely variable severity.
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