Molecular study and neuropsychological analysis were performed concurrently on 49
patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in order to find a molecular explanation …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is associated with variable degrees of selective cognitive
defect with lower scores for verbal intelligence and reading abilities. A number of findings …

Mental retardation is a clinical feature present in both Duchenne and Becker muscular
dystrophy patients and its pathogenesis is still unknown. Dp140 is a dystrophin isoform with …

Background: Mental retardation is a clinical feature of Duchenne dystrophy (DD) and affects
about one-third of patients. No clear association has been found between DNA mutations …

The presence of nonprogressive cognitive impairment is recognized as a common feature in
a substantial proportion of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. To investigate the …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) causes cognitive impairment in one third of the
patients, although the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Recent studies …

Mutations in the dystrophin gene have long been recognised as a cause of mental
retardation. However, for reasons that are unclear, some boys with dystrophin mutations do …

Analyses of deletions in the dystrophin gene and of cognitive status were performed on
patients with Duchenne (DMD) or Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophy in order to find a …

It has been suggested that the absence or altered structure of Dp71, a C-terminal dystrophin
gene encoded protein, is responsible for mental alterations observed in about 30% of …

The Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene has a complex structural and functional
organization (1). At least five different promoters drive the transcription of tissue-specific …