This is the mildest form of childhood-onset SMA. Symptoms include. Children with SMA type 3 learn to stand and walk. Some lose the ability to walk in adolescence, while others walk well into their adult years.
Life span is unaffected. Life expectancy is normal and the muscles for swallowing and breathing are rarely affected. Only a small number of people eventually require wheelchair assistance. For example:. Everybody has two copies of the SMN1 gene — one inherited from each parent. This is what is called an 'autosomal recessive' inheritance. They do not show signs and symptoms of the condition. In order for carrier parents to have a child affected by SMA, both parents must pass on an SMN1 gene containing a change to their child.
If both parents are carriers, the likelihood of a child inheriting the condition is 25 per cent, or one in four. About one in every 40 people is a carrier of the gene variation that causes SMA. The SMN1 gene change usually involves the entire gene being missing or, occasionally, some of the code of the gene is changed, making it inactive.
Motor neurons are nerve cells in the spinal cord that send out nerve fibres to muscles throughout the body and control their movement. The reason that some people are affected much more severely by the SMN1 gene change than others is mainly due to the presence of another gene called SMN2.
This gene produces several different versions of the SMN protein. However, it only produces a small amount of the full-sized, functional version. Some people have three or four copies of the SMN2 gene, which can result in larger amounts of full-length SMN protein being produced. This reduces the severity of the disease. As a general rule:. There are exceptions though, and it has even been observed that siblings with the same number of SMN2 genes can have very different severities of SMA.
SMA severity also may depend on levels of proteins that occur naturally in your body. People who naturally produce higher amounts of these proteins tend to have less severe symptoms, but more research is required to fully understand this. Children and adults with SMA are prone to respiratory infections. In the more severe types of SMA, respiratory infections such as pneumonia are often the cause of death. Children with SMA may also have trouble with feeding and require feeding through a tube.
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However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. You can read our General Privacy Notice here. Cookie Settings Accept All. Manage consent. Duchenne 2 to 6 years Age at onset Age at onset Symptoms include general muscle weakness and wasting; affects pelvis, upper arms, and upper legs; eventually involves all voluntary muscles; survival beyond 20s is rare. Seen in boys only. Very rarely can affect woman, who have much milder symptoms and a better prognosis.
Distal 40 to 60 years Age at onset Age at onset Symptoms include weakness and wasting of muscles of the hands, forearms, and lower legs; progression is slow; rarely leads to total incapacity. Emery-Dreifuss childhood to early teens Age at onset Age at onset Symptoms include weakness and wasting of shoulder, upper arm, and shin muscles; joint deformities are common; progression is slow; sudden death may occur from cardiac problems.
Facioscapulohumeral childhood to early adults Age at onset Age at onset Symptoms include facial muscle weakness and weakness with some wasting of shoulders and upper arms; progression is slow with periods of rapid deterioration; life span may be many decades after onset. Limb-Girdle late childhood to middle age Age at onset Age at onset Symptoms include weakness and wasting, affecting shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle first; progression is slow; death is usually due to cardiopulmonary complications.
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