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What is SMA, the rare disease that led a young woman to spend 21 years in a hospital in SC

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Jovem com doença rara recebe alta após 21 anos morando em hospital de SC Thalita Valter de Carvalho recebeu alta após passar 21 anos em um hospital de Jaraguá do Sul, no Norte de Santa Catarina. A paciente voltou para casa da família, onde só havia morado por três meses, no início da vida, no dia 30 de outubro. Aos três meses de idade, a jovem foi diagnosticada com Atrofia Muscular Espinhal (AME), uma doença neuromuscular rara, de origem genética, que afeta os neurônios motores da medula espinhal e ainda não tem cura. ✅Clique e siga o canal do g1 SC no WhatsApp Segundo o Ministério da Saúde, o

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