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India’s 1st pre-symptomatic treatment on par with US-Canada now in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, June 19 (UNI) For the first time in India, a newborn diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) received pre-symptomatic treatment within days of birth in Kerala, marking a significant milestone in the treatment of rare diseases.
The pre-symptomatic treatment, which has shown high efficacy in developed countries like the United States and Canada, was successfully implemented in Kerala as well.
The newborn, the second child of a woman from Thiruvananthapuram, was administered the expensive drug Risdiplam free of cost.
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