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Boy Meets Girl | This is our story, and it could be yours too | Spinal muscular atrophy

This is SMA. And this is our story.

Two people have a chance meeting while at a bar with some friends one night. They hit it off. They go on a first date. They fall deeply in love. Get married. And start a family. Neither of them knows they both carry the gene responsible for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the leading genetic killer of young children. With every pregnancy, their children will have a 25% chance of being born with this brutal degenerative, terminal disease. They only learn about SMA after their child is diagnosed. There is no treatment. There is no cure.

This is SMA. It is the story for thousands of families around the world. And it could be your story too.

Learn more about SMA and how you can get carrier tested >> http://1in40.com THIS IS SMA. BOY MEETS GIRL Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is the #1 genetic KILLER of young children. SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER THIS IS OUR STORY ARE YOU 1 IN 40? SO WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF YOU AND A PARTNER CARRYING THE SMA GENE? A CHANCE MEETING IN A BAR SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER i in 40 people, or nearly 175 Million globally, UNKNOWINGLY SMA CARRIER Hi! carry the SMA gene. THE FIRST DINNER DATE SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER Most have NO family history of SMA and NO signs during pregnancy. SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER CHEERS! SMA CARRIER AT A CONCERT SMA is a pan-ethnic disease and does not discriminate SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER based on race or gender. ON A VACATION 1 in EVERY 40 people is: 1 person in every Starbucks. 10 people on every jumbo jet. 20 Million people on Facebook. AND one of those could be YOU. I III THE BIG DAY GETTING MARRIED SMA is degenerative, hindering the ability to walk, stand, eat, speak, breathe, and swallow. There is NO treatment. There is NO cure. HAVING A CHILD UU WITH SMA SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER 25% CHANCE SMA CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE i IN 40 PEOPLE UNKNOWINGLY CARRY THE SMA GENE SMA CARRIER SMA CARRIER 2 CARRIERS If you and your partner are carriers of the SMA gene, every pregnancy - EVERY SINGLE PREGNANCY - has a 25% chance of producing a child with the terminal disease, SMA. 3 POSSIBLITIES 25% 50% 25% SMA SMA CARRIER UNAFFECTED THIS COULD BE YOUR STORY WHAT CAN YOU DO? GET TESTED. Ask your doctor for more information on being tested for SMA before you decide to have children. A simple blood or saliva test can determine if you carry the SMA gene. The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) recommends that all adults of reproductive age who are planning to conceive be offered carrier testing for SMA. THE The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (theGSF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), supporting families impacted and accelerating research focused on ending this cruel disease. LEARN MORE @ www.theGSF.org gst GWENDOLYN STRONG FOUNDATION.

Boy Meets Girl | This is our story, and it could be yours too | Spinal muscular atrophy

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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the #1 genetic killer of young children. This is SMA. It is the story for thousands of families around the world. And it could be yours too.

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