This lesson was created by the Personal Genetics Education Project, and paired with a clip from The Gene.

This lesson takes a look at the treatment development process and explores the tragedy and triumph of a family affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

**Suitable for use in the classroom and as a distance-learning assignment**

Interested in learning more? This module is part of a series that pgEd has created on genetics and health, hosted on PBS LearningMedia.