Spinal Muscle Atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy explained

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Symptoms to life expectancy after Jesy Nelson's heartbreaking news

Jesy Nelson has shared the devastating news her twin girls have been diagnosed with a life-changing and rare genetic condition which means they may never walk.

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What is spinal muscular atrophy? As Jesy Nelson shares twins’ diagnosis

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Little Mix alum Jesy Nelson’s 8-month-old twins diagnosed with severe muscle disease, may never walk

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Our children waited too long for the same diagnosis as Jesy Nelson's twins

Parents of babies born with a life-limiting, rare condition say their diagnoses came months too late, and after they had initially raised the alarm about their symptoms.

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Singer Jesy Nelson reveals heartbreaking news about 8-month-old twins

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Jesy Nelson's fiancé Zion Foster gives heartbreaking update on their twins after disease diagnosis

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What Is SMA Type 1? Jesy Nelson’s Twins’ Diagnosis Explained

Gene therapies and other treatments, such as Zolgensma and disease-modifying medications, have been developed to address the underlying genetic cause by increasing production of survival motor neuron ...

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Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson says her twin babies may never walk

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Jesy Nelson told her twin babies may 'never walk'

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'I want to tell Jesy Nelson, there's hope', says mum of child with SMA

A County Down mother, whose five-year-old daughter has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), has said singer Jesy Nelson should know "there is light at the end of the tunnel". The former Little Mix star revealed that her twin baby daughters have the condition, which Nelson described as the "most severe muscular disease".

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Boy, 5, Born with Rare Genetic Disorder Walks by Himself After Receiving World’s Most Expensive Drug

A 5-year-old boy who was born with a rare genetic condition is now able to walk by himself, his mother has said, after receiving the world's most expensive drug, which costs around $2.4 million.