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 …

Dystrophin is a key linker protein between the sarcolemma of the myocyte and the
contractile apparatus, the sarcomere (1, 2). When dystrophin is deficient, various clinical …

Abstract Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common paediatric neuromuscular
disorder. Mutations in the DMD gene on the X-chromosome result in progressive skeletal …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and the associated cardiomyopathy, develops from
mutations the dystrophin gene. Dystrophin supports the plasma membrane of skeletal …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common form of muscular dystrophy, is
caused by a defective gene located on the X chromosome responsible for dystrophin …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic, progressive neuromuscular condition
that is marked by the long-term muscle deterioration with significant implications of …

Objectives: Our goal was to identify early changes in myocardial physical properties in
children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMDch). Background: Duchenne muscular …

Myocardial involvement is a common finding in patients with Duchenne-type muscular
dystrophy (DMD). Nevertheless, the prognostic values of standard electrocardiogram (ECG) …

Background: Most patients with progressive muscular dystrophy of the Duchenne type
(DMD) die of respiratory failure at approximately 20 years of age. However, some patients …

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 …