Baby First at UNC to Receive Gene Therapy for SMA, Thanks to Early Check Newborn Screening
A Charlotte baby became the first at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. to receive a breakthrough gene therapy treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), after his condition was discovered through the Early Check newborn screening pilot study. It was a pregnancy that went relatively smooth. No red flags. No urgent ultrasounds. But, for … Read more