All newborns in England to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy from 2027

Every baby born in England will be screened for a rare muscle-wasting disease, starting next year, the Department of Health and Social Care announced. 

It affects about one in 10,000 babies; usually, about 48 a year in the UK. Those detected at birth can be given an effective gene-therapy treatment.

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