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£4 million NIHR-funded multi-institutional study to start screening babies across England for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) from Oct 2026. Felicity Boardman and Corinna Clark (Warwick Medical School) are leading the acceptability component with Jane Chudleigh (KCL) www.warwick.ac.uk/smascreening/ise
ISE SMA Newborn Screening - Acceptability Study
Page for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) newborn screening acceptability study, being conducted as part of an in-service evaluation (ISE) for the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)
www.warwick.ac.uk
June 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
shihcheng.bsky.social
Two newborns flagged by NBS for SMA had single SMN1 copies; PCR missed rare variants. Detect ≈95%, but false-positives exist! #SMAScreening PMID:41687605, Am J Hum Genet 2026, @AJHGNews https://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002-9297(26)00033-9 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪
https://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002-9297(26)00033-9
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February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
thetrendswire.com
England is adding SMA to newborn heel-prick screening, but the national promise comes with a staged laboratory timetable.

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England SMA Screening Will Roll Out in Two Stages
England’s SMA heel-prick screening starts in October, but full laboratory coverage is scheduled through October 2027.
www.thetrendswire.com
July 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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#SpinalMuscularAtrophy (#SMA) is in the news as starting next year, all newborn babies in England will be tested for the genetic disease. More on that can be found at www.gov.uk/government/n.... Generating Real-World Evidence (RWE) in SMA faces hurdles. Learn more: lnkd.in/eRNUXp4r

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July 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM