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 …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an inherited X-linked recessive disorder, is
characterized by progressive symmetric muscle weakness and gait disturbance, with onset …

Muscular dystrophies are a clinically and heterogeneous group of disorders that all share
clinical characteristics of progressive muscular weakness. Duchenne muscular dystrophy …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the commonest inherited neuromuscular disorder of
childhood and mainly affects males. Over the course of the last century, the average life …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of muscular dystrophy in
childhood. It is caused by mutations of the DMD gene, leading to progressive muscle …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disease that affects
approximately 1 in 3500 male births. Boys with Duchenne have a progressive and …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked disorder for which there is currently no
curative treatment. The natural history is such that affected boys need to use a wheelchair at …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe genetic disease with loss of walking at a
mean age of 9.5 years and death in late teens or twenties. Despite major advances in …

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 …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is familiar to paediatricians as the most common
childhood muscular dystrophy and leads to severe disability and early death in the late …