Is it time for genetic modifiers to predict prognosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

L Bello, EP Hoffman, E Pegoraro - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) show clinically relevant phenotypic
variability, despite sharing the same primary biochemical defect (dystrophin deficiency) …

[HTML][HTML] Current pharmacological strategies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

S Yao, Z Chen, Y Yu, N Zhang, H Jiang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal, X-linked neuromuscular disorder caused
by the absence of dystrophin protein, which is essential for muscle fiber integrity. Loss of …

[HTML][HTML] The “usual suspects”: genes for inflammation, fibrosis, regeneration, and muscle strength modify Duchenne muscular dystrophy

L Bello, E Pegoraro - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019 - mdpi.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most severe form of dystrophinopathy, is quite
homogeneous with regards to its causative biochemical defect, ie, complete dystrophin …

Impending therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

TA Partridge - Current opinion in neurology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Although genetic and cell-mediated approaches are currently showing genuine promise in
preclinical and clinical trials, there remains considerable interest in the development of …

Pharmacological therapeutics targeting the secondary defects and downstream pathology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

JM Spinazzola, LM Kunkel - Expert opinion on orphan drugs, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Since the identification of the dystrophin gene in 1986, a cure for Duchenne
muscular dystrophy (DMD) has yet to be discovered. Presently, there are a number of …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical heterogeneity of duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): definition of sub-phenotypes and predictive criteria by long-term follow-up

I Desguerre, C Christov, M Mayer, R Zeller… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background To explore clinical heterogeneity of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD),
viewed as a major obstacle to the interpretation of therapeutic trials Methodology/Principal …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons learned from discontinued clinical developments in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

T Markati, L De Waele, U Schara-Schmidt… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked condition caused by a deficiency of
functional dystrophin protein. Patients experience progressive muscle weakness …

Therapeutic approaches for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

TC Roberts, MJA Wood, KE Davies - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a monogenic muscle-wasting disorder and a
priority candidate for molecular and cellular therapeutics. Although rare, it is the most …

Modifier genes and their effect on Duchenne muscular dystrophy

AH Vo, EM McNally - Current opinion in neurology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Genetic modifiers can serve as biomarkers for outcomes in DMD. Modifiers can alter
strength and ambulation in muscular dystrophy, and these same features can be used as …

New and emerging pharmacotherapy for duchenne muscular dystrophy: A focus on synthetic therapeutics

SM Grages, M Bell, DJ Berlau - Expert Opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the result of X-chromosome-linked
mutations to the dystrophin protein gene that prevent the normal development and repair of …