Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare, X-linked condition with progressive muscle
weakness and accompanying cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) …

Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) are X-linked muscular diseases
responsible for over 80% of all muscular dystrophies. Cardiac disease is a common …

Dystrophinopathies are a group of distinct neuromuscular diseases that result from
mutations in the structural cytoskeletal Dystrophin gene. Dystrophinopathies include …

Purpose: To review the current understanding of the pathophysiology of dilated
cardiomyopathy (DCM) in patients with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies …

Cardiomyopathy is a frequent occurrence in muscular dystrophy, and heart disease in
muscular dystrophy can contribute to both morbidity and mortality. A number of novel …

Background Varied detection methods have resulted in conflicting reports on the prevalence
of cardiac disease in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy carriers (MDC). Methods …

Background Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophies (MD) are allelic X-
linked recessive disorders, caused by mutation of the dystrophin gene located at locus Xp21 …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an X-linked recessive myopathy with an incidence of
1 in 3500 male births, is caused by a mutation that results in the absence of the cytoskeletal …

Muscular Dystrophy, convened a Working Group meeting on July 2014, in Bethesda, MD, to
explore clinical and research questions related to cardiac disease in patients with DMD. As …

Background—Dystrophin gene mutations cause 2 common muscular dystrophies,
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Both are …