Spinal muscular atrophy - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

What is spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)? SMA's an autosomal recessive disorder that causes alpha motor neurons in the spinal cord to die, resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy. Find more videos at http://osms.it/more.

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