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Calls for all newborn babies in Australia to be tested for spinal muscular atrophy

Dec. 3, 2021 - 07:28 By ABC NEWS (Australia)

There are calls for all newborn babies in Australia to be tested for the genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy. Around 30 infants are diagnosed with the condition in the country each year, and it's not usually picked up until they are several months old, by then there's already irreversible nerve damage.