PRINTER'S NO. 2128
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
422
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BIZZARRO, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE, DAY,
DRISCOLL, DUSH, FREEMAN, HENNESSEY, KINSEY, LONGIETTI,
MACKENZIE, McNEILL, MEHAFFIE, MILLARD, NEILSON, READSHAW,
ROTHMAN, ROZZI, SONNEY, TOOHIL, WARD, WARREN, WATSON,
D. COSTA AND GILLEN, JUNE 23, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 23, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of August 2017 as "Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetically
inherited disease affecting the part of the nervous system that
controls voluntary muscle movement; and
WHEREAS, SMA is the leading genetic cause of death of infants
and toddlers, affecting one in every 6,000 to 10,000 people in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, One in every 50 Americans is a genetic carrier of
the disease; and
WHEREAS, Among autosomal recessive disorders, SMA is the most
common fatal disease and is second in birth prevalence only to
cystic fibrosis; and
WHEREAS, Symptoms in the mildest cases of SMA include muscle
weakness, muscle twitching and lack of muscle tone; and
WHEREAS, In the most severe cases, this rare disorder
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