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SMA affects an estimated 10,000 to 25,000 people in the United States, with about 500 new cases diagnosed each year. Globally, the numbers are significantly higher — with SMA occurring in approximately 1 in 3,500 to 5,000 births. Prior to the availability of effective treatment, SMA was considered one of the leading causes of infant mortality due to genetic disease in the US. MediPocketUSA Before 2016, there was no treatment for SMA. Anywhere in the world. That changed. And in 2026, it changed again in a way that rewrites the possibilities for thousands of patients who had been left behind by the first wave of approvals. Read the full newsletter to know more!! . . . . #newsletter #newsletters #SMA #Spinal #Genetherapy #Therapy #article #clinicaltrial #clinicaltrials #patients #patient