Researchers from University College London (UCL) are aiming to develop potential treatments for congenital muscular dystrophy ...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: diagnosis, clinical development and global researchMuscular dystrophy refers to a group of rare, genetic, progressive diseases that primarily affect the body’s muscles, ...

The rate of progression of the muscular dystrophies depends on the type of dystrophy. While some progress slowly, others confine the patient to a wheelchair within a few years. Significant advances in ...

This muscular dystrophy involves muscle weakness that ... The condition most often affects boys because of the way it is inherited. The sons of carrier mothers (mothers with the defective gene ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neurological condition that causes severe muscle weakness and intellectual disability. DMD is an inherited (passed down) disorder. The condition is ...

It's been nearly two years since Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne MD developed by Sarepta Therapeutics, was approved by ...

John Brandsema, MD, a pediatric neurologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, speaks with Healio about the current understanding of the genetic factors behind muscular dystrophy.

Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Las Vegas Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a genetic link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a rare genetic condition ...

Multidisciplinary coordination across prescribing teams, nursing, laboratory medicine, finance, and infusion centers is crucial for gene therapy delivery in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that weakens and damages muscles. It can worsen with age. However, its symptoms are less severe than those of ...

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