Learn about SMA and the benefits of carrier screening through Lola’s story

“It went from, ‘I’m going to coach her soccer or softball team’… to ‘I’m going to coach her how to roll around in a wheelchair, and maybe one day she’ll walk.' Had we gotten carrier screening and known before Lola was born, they probably would have given her treatment within the first couple of days after birth, and she could have missed no milestones.” - Brian, father of Lola, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
With new treatments for SMA, screening isn’t just knowledge. Carrier screening means informed decisions and the opportunity for earlier, more effective, treatment; it means the chance to change the course of a child’s life. Horizon’s trusted technology includes next-generation sequencing (NGS) and enhanced SNP-based technology, providing comprehensive screening to detect SMA carriers. Learn more: www.natera.com/info/sma-scree...