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Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Babies

Commons · Question 48035 · Tabled 24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

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Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of launching newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy alongside the upcoming launch of newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficienc

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Answered by Ashley Dalton, 29 Apr 2025

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is working with the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) partnership board to scope out the potential shape of the in-service evaluation into SMA. The partnership board includes clinicians, academics, patient represen...