Views of the General Population on Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Japan

• Main Authors: Tomoko Lee (Author), Sachi Tokunaga (Author), Naoko Taniguchi (Author), Tetsuro Fujino (Author), Midori Saito (Author), Hideki Shimomura (Author), Yasuhiro Takeshima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disorder that results in progressive muscle atrophy and weakness. As new therapies for SMA have been developed, newborn screening for SMA can lead to early diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this study was to gather the general populati...