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European Alliance for
Newborn Screening in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Opening a new horizon
for children born with spinal muscular atrophy

SMA: Screen at birth, save lives

Identifying children living with SMA through newborn screening allows for treatment to be started on time, preventing motor neuron death and a life with severe disability or even death.

European map of SMA screening

Check the status of SMA neonatal screening across Europe

Resources

Read and download up-to-date materials on SMA newborn screening.

The European Alliance for Newborn Screening in Spinal Muscular Atrophy demands that by 2025, newborn screening programmes in all European countries include a test for spinal muscular atrophy for all newborn children.