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DISEASES > CONGENITAL DISORDERS > SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY

Preferred term

SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY  

Definition

  • A HEREDITARY CONDITION IN WHICH CELLS OF THE SPINAL CORD DIE AND THE MUSCLES IN THE ARMS AND LEGS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WEAKER

Broader concept

Definition source

  • DN

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/763530a9-1b32-4f03-956b-ce45410b861e

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