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Duchenne muscular dystrophy | Nature Reviews Disease Primers

MRI of 29 patients with DMD revealed no gross abnormalities in the brain, although quantitative analysis revealed reduced grey matter volume, ...

Understanding Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

Over time, children with Duchenne will develop problems walking and breathing, and eventually, the heart and the muscles that help them breathe will stop ...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder that leads to progressive muscle weakness and degeneration.

The golden retriever model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked disease caused by mutations in the DMD gene and loss of the protein dystrophin.

Assessing the Benefits and Harms Associated with Early Diagnosis ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neuromuscular disorder diagnosed in childhood. Limited newborn screening in the US often delays diagnosis.

Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 1

The DMD Care Considerations Working Group evaluated assessments and interventions used in the management of diagnostics, gastroenterology and nutrition, ...

As FDA Expands Approval of a New Gene Therapy to Treat ...

Having seen the benefits of Elevidys, Dr. Ramos-Platt is eager to be able to bring the gene therapy to more children with DMD. “The consensus is ...

A fleeting glimpse of functional benefit of the complete DMD gene in ...

Some of these clinically mild Becker muscular dystrophy patients can have impressive proportions of the DMD gene lost to mutation, and yet they ...

A fleeting glimpse of functional benefit of the complete DMD gene in ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been a testing ground for novel approaches to therapeutics, a focus attributable to the discovery of the causative DMD ...

P314: Long-term safety and sustained functional benefit in patients ...

Delandistrogene moxeparvovec (SRP-9001) is an investigational gene transfer therapy developed to address the root cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) ...

Muscular Dystrophy - Indian Kanoon

Section 34 in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 · Muscular Dystrophy Patient Welfare ... · Muscular Dystrophy Patient Welfare ... · Dr.

Long‐term benefit from prednisone therapy in Duchenne muscular ...

Two successive, 6-month, randomized, double-blind, controlled trials of prednisone showed that 0.75 ing/kg/d was the optimal dose to improve ...

Newborn Screening - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Benefits of early treatment: While treatments for DMD cannot stop the disease, they can slow the progression of symptoms. Early detection of individuals with ...

Types of Muscular Dystrophies » Division of Pediatric Neurology »

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) The symptoms and signs of DMD are typically seen in early childhood with toe-walking, difficulty rising from the floor, ...

Muscular Dystrophy: What It Is, Symptoms, Types & Treatment

For example, people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) often die from the condition by the age of 25. But other forms of muscular dystrophy, such as ...

Muscular dystrophy - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

Frequent falls · Difficulty rising from a lying or sitting position · Trouble running and jumping · Waddling gait · Walking on the toes · Large calf muscles · Muscle ...

Whole-genome sequencing for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

People with little or no DMD gene activity have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe, progressive, muscle-wasting disease.

Newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy - The Lancet

This study assessed the perceived benefits, harms, barriers, and enablers for DMD NBS amongst primary caregivers of children with DMD and healthcare ...

Measuring Mortality in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), but age at mortality widely differs.

PMS26 Decision-Making and Experienced Benefits and Risks of ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare pediatric-onset neuromuscular disorder. One therapy is approved for all patients, regardless of genotype: the ...