Mission
FIGHTSMA ENGAGES LEADING SCIENTISTS AND POLICYMAKERS TO PURSUE A CURE FOR, AND RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY (SMA), A DEGENERATIVE NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE WHICH IS THE LEADING GENETIC CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN UNDER 2. APPROXIMATELY 1 IN 40 PEOPLE CARRY THE GENE FOR THIS DISEASE, AND ABOUT 1 IN 10,000 LIVE BIRTHS ARE AFFECTED. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING VITAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, FIGHTSMA WORKS TO MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE DIALOG BETWEEN THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY, THE PATIENT COMMUNITY, AND POLICYMAKERS.