Improvements in the function, quality of life, and longevity of patients with Duchenne
muscular dystrophy (DMD) have been achieved through a multidisciplinary approach to …

Dystrophinopathies result from mutations of the DMD gene that primarily affect skeletal
muscle but also affect heart, brain, and smooth muscle. Advances in the genetic analysis of …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive neuromuscular condition that has a high rate
of cognitive and learning disabilities as well as neurobehavioral disorders, some of which …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common childhood muscular dystrophy
affecting~ 1: 5000 live male births. Following the identification of pathogenic variations in the …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) are
neuromuscular disorders that primarily affect boys due to an X-linked mutation in the DMD …

The aim of our prospective observational study was to assess profiles of cognitive function
and a possible impairment of executive functions in a cohort of boys with Duchenne …

Objective To evaluate through a comprehensive protocol, the psychopathological profile of
DMD boys. The primary aim of this observational study was to describe the emotional and …

The presence of variable degrees of non progressive cognitive impairment is recognized as
a clinical feature of patients with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies (DMD and …

Behavioral genetics is the study of the relationship between genes and behavior. There are
four main issues addressed by this scientific discipline:(1) understanding the extent to which …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of muscular dystrophy
during childhood. Mutations in dystrophin (DMD) gene are also recognized as a cause of …