SMA Statistics:

• SMA is the #1 genetic killer of children under the age of 2.

• SMA is estimated to occur in nearly 1 out of every 6,000 births.

• 1 in 40 people are carriers for SMA.

• There is currently no treatment and no cure, but the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) selected SMA as the disease closest to treatment of more than 600 neurological disorders.