Romania, one of lowest levels of newborn screening coverage for rare diseases in Europe

Globally, August is dedicated to raising awareness about Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease that affects approximately 1 in 6,000 to 1 in 10,000 newborns in Romania. In its severe, untreated form, most infants with this condition die before reaching the age of 2. As August comes to an end, it is important to remind everyone of a crucial step to save the lives of all babies born in our country: expanding newborn screening nationwide to ...

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