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Jane Kirby

BIZARRE: Newborn babies to be tested for health condition affecting jesy nelsons twins - You Need To See This

The Little Mix singer revealed earlier this year that her daughters had been diagnosed with the rare genetic condition spinal muscular atrophy (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Newborn babies will be tested for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) – a condition which affects singer Jesy Nelson’s twins – as part of a national trial from Thursday.

The new scheme, which is being rolled out across England, will look at whether adding SMA to the established blood spot test programme for newborns makes a difference to care.

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