The tests revealed that the fetus also had mutations in the SMN1 genes in both chromosomes. The team intervened at 32-week gestation period by giving the mother risdiplam - a drug approved by the ...

A child with a rare genetic disorder — spinal muscular atrophy type I — was treated prenatally for the first time. Courtesy of Jakob Owens  via Unsplash During an amniocentesis test, a long, thin ...