[PDF][PDF] Current strategies in management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: allowing patients to live with hope

SKH Tay, JBY Lin - Annals of the Academy of Medicine-Singapore, 2012 - annals.edu.sg
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is inherited as an X-linked recessive disorder which
affects 1 in 3600 to 6000 live male births and is the most common childhood neuromuscular …

Transition from childhood to adulthood in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

S Rodger, BF Steffensen, H Lochmüller - Orphanet Journal of Rare …, 2012 - Springer
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common childhood muscular dystrophy,
affecting 1 in 3500 live male births. Mutations in the X chromosome result in an absence of …

[HTML][HTML] A manifesting female carrier of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: importance of genetics for the dystrophinopathies

ZX Quak, SML Tan, KB Tan, W Lin… - Singapore Medical …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Dystrophinopathies are a group of X-linked neuromuscular disorders arising from mutations
in the dystrophin (DMD) gene. The DMD gene encodes dystrophin protein, which plays an …

Clinical manifestations and overall management strategies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

T Tsuda - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Methods and Protocols, 2018 - Springer
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked genetic disorder that causes
progressive weakness and wasting of skeletal muscular and myocardium in boys due to …

[HTML][HTML] Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in a Filipino Boy Reaching Adulthood, and Nine Years into Oral Corticosteroids: A Case Report

EDV Marcelo, RL Rosales - Journal of Medicine, University of Santo …, 2023 - jmust.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder that presents with progressive
muscle degeneration and weakness. It is caused by alteration of a protein called dystrophin …

[HTML][HTML] Duchenne muscular dystophy: A short review and treatment update

H Topaloglu - Iranian Journal of Child Neurology, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
After advances in clinical care and newer efforts in therapeutic approaches, life span has
lengthened in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Starting from eary 1980s, each decade …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

EM Yiu, AJ Kornberg - Neurology India, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an X-linked disorder, is the most common muscular
dystrophy in children, presenting in early childhood and characterized by proximal muscle …

Research advance and application prospect of therapeutic strategies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

C ZHANG, H LI - Chinese Journal of Contemporary …, 2018 - journal11.magtechjournal.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked, severe genetic muscular disorder
caused by the deficiency of DMD gene. There is still no curative therapy for the disease, but …

Consensus concept of modern effective therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

TA Gremyakova, SB Artemyeva, EN Baybarina… - 2023 - elar.urfu.ru
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic orphan neuromuscular disease caused by a
mutation in the DMD gene encod‑ing the protein dystrophin. As a result of developing and …

The burden, epidemiology, costs and treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an evidence review

S Ryder, RM Leadley, N Armstrong… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a rapidly progressive, lethal
neuromuscular disorder, present from birth, which occurs almost exclusively in males. We …