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Rachel Keenan

RARE PHOTOS: First baby identified through scotlands sma pilot has started treatment | Rare Historical Photos

The in-service evaluation of newborn screening for SMA was the first of its kind in the UK (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Archive)

The first baby identified through Scotland’s SMA screening programme has started life-changing treatment.

The baby was tested at five days old through Scotland’s national in-service evaluation of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) screening.

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