• Question: How common is SMA?

    Asked by proffessor frink to Ali on 14 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Alison Thomson

      Alison Thomson answered on 14 Nov 2014:

      It affects about 1 in every 6000 – 10000 people.

      80,000 babies are born each year in the UK, so about 8 of them will have SMA.

      Good question!

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