This August during Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month, the NIH is raising a public health campaign to spread awareness of spinal muscular atrophy and the availability of carrier screening. For more information on Spinal Muscular Atrophy, visit the NIH’s official website:

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Spinal-Muscular-Atrophy-Information-Page

Popular MMRRC Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month Strains:

• B6.129-Dysf^tm1Kcam/Mmmh
• B6.129S4-Sspn^tm1Kcam/Mmmh
• B6;129X1-Ptk2^tm1Lfr

Contact us if you need assistance with learning more about strains related to Spinal Muscular Atrophy in the MMRRC repository.