Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 1: diagnosis, and neuromuscular, rehabilitation, endocrine, and gastrointestinal and nutritional …

DJ Birnkrant, K Bushby, CM Bann, SD Apkon… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Since the publication of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) care considerations in
2010, multidisciplinary care of this severe, progressive neuromuscular disease has evolved …

Therapies for rare diseases: therapeutic modalities, progress and challenges ahead

E Tambuyzer, B Vandendriessche, CP Austin… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Most rare diseases still lack approved treatments despite major advances in research
providing the tools to understand their molecular basis, as well as legislation providing …

Viltolarsen: first approval

S Dhillon - Drugs, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Viltolarsen (Viltepso® in Japan) is a phosphorodiamidate morpholino antisense
oligonucleotide being developed by Nippon Shinyaku, in collaboration with the National …

Stem cell therapy for muscular dystrophies

S Biressi, A Filareto, TA Rando - The Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of genetic diseases, characterized by
progressive degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle. Despite the intense investigation …

Placenta-derived mesenchymal stromal cells and their exosomes exert therapeutic effects in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A Bier, P Berenstein, N Kronfeld, D Morgoulis, A Ziv-Av… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a degenerative lethal, X-linked disease of skeletal
and cardiac muscles caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. Cell therapy using …

Early myopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy is associated with elevated mitochondrial H2O2 emission during impaired oxidative phosphorylation

MC Hughes, SV Ramos, PC Turnbull… - Journal of cachexia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Muscle wasting and weakness in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) causes
severe locomotor limitations and early death due in part to respiratory muscle failure. Given …

Muscle and cardiac therapeutic strategies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: past, present, and future

A Łoboda, J Dulak - Pharmacological Reports, 2020 - Springer
Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe X-linked neuromuscular
childhood disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness and degeneration and results …

Correction of muscular dystrophies by CRISPR gene editing

F Chemello, R Bassel-Duby… - The Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Muscular dystrophies are debilitating disorders that result in progressive weakness and
degeneration of skeletal muscle. Although the genetic mutations and clinical abnormalities …

Innovative therapeutic approaches for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

F Fortunato, R Rossi, MS Falzarano… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Exon-skipping advances for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

L Echevarría, P Aupy… - Human molecular genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal genetic disorder characterized by
progressive muscle wasting that has currently no cure. Exon-skipping strategy represents …