Popular Hashtags for Raising Awareness of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disease which few people of heard of until it enters their lives. Sadly, this genetic condition is often life-threatening and to date, researchers haven’t been able to develop a cure.

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Raising awareness is extremely important — it helps raise the money needed for researchers to study new treatments and therapies and to better understand the cause of the disease. Hopefully, one day, scientists will discover a way to reverse or halt the progression of the disease and eradicate it for good.

In the meantime, social media is a fantastic tool to help spread the message about SMA and hashtags are a great way of starting and continuing the conversation. These are some of the most-used hashtags on social media that can help you raise awareness of SMA.

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