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Fig. 2 | BMC Pediatrics

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From: Awareness screening and referral patterns among pediatricians in the United States related to early clinical features of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

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Provider Awareness of SMA Diagnostic Requirements Organized by Self-Reported Familiarity with the Disease (2018 Survey). The breakdown of self-reported familiarity with SMA is as follows: Extremely familiar: 4.3% (n = 13); Very familiar: 13.7% (n = 41); Moderately familiar: 49.3% (n = 148); Slightly Familiar: 30.3% (n = 91); Not at All Familiar: 2.3% (n = 7). The breakdown of provider response regarding the testing required for SMA diagnosis is as follows: Electromyography: 11.3% (n = 34); Genetic testing: 52.7% (n = 158); MRI: 0.7% (n = 2); Muscle biopsy: 31.0% (n = 93); Serum creatine kinase: 4.3% (n = 13)

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