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Advances in Dystrophinopathy Diagnosis and Therapy

Biomolecules, 2023
Dystrophinopathies are x-linked muscular disorders which emerge from mutations in the Dystrophin gene, including Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, and dilated cardiomyopathy.
Fawzy A. Saad, Gabriele Siciliano, Corrado Angelini   +2 more
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Successful bone marrow transplantation in a patient with Diamond-Blackfan anemia with co-existing Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Diamond-Blackfan anemia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy are two rare congenital anomalies. Both anomalies occurring in the same child is extremely rare.
Kaur Jasmeet, Sharma Sanjeevan, Sharma Ajay, Das Satyaranjan, Nair Velu, Mishra DK   +5 more
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Symptoms and impacts of ambulatory nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a qualitative study and the development of a patient-centred conceptual model

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021
Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder, which can result in early death due to disease progression. Ataluren is indicated for the treatment of nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy, in ambulatory ...
Kate Williams, Ian Davidson, Mark Rance, Axel Boehnke, Katharina Buesch, Sarah Acaster   +5 more
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Cmah-dystrophin deficient mdx mice display an accelerated cardiac phenotype that is improved following peptide-PMO exon skipping treatment [PDF]

, 2018
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by loss of dystrophin protein, leading to progressive muscle weakness and premature death due to respiratory and/or cardiac complications.
Ball, V, Betts, C A, Gait, M J, Godfrey, C, Hammond, S M, Healicon, R, Manzano, R, McClorey, G, Merritt, T M, Muses, S, O'Donovan, L, Tyler, D, Wells, D J, Wells, K E, Westering, T, Wood, M J   +15 more
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Generation of three Duchenne muscular dystrophy patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines ICGi002-A, ICGi002-B and ICGi002-C

Stem Cell Research, 2020
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe and rapidly progressive hereditary muscular disease with X-linked recessive inheritance, occurring mainly in males.
K.R. Valetdinova, M.A. Maretina, Y.V. Vyatkin, M.P. Perepelkina, A.A. Egorova, V.S. Baranov, A.V. Kiselev, P.M. Gershovich, S.M. Zakian   +8 more
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Palliative care services in families of males with muscular dystrophy: Data from MD STARnet

SAGE Open Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Information on use of palliative care services among individuals with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy is scant despite the clearly documented need.
Jennifer G Andrews, Shree Pandya, Christina Trout, Treeva Jaff, Dennis Matthews, Christopher Cunniff, F John Meaney   +6 more
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Genetic modifiers of ambulation in the cooperative international Neuromuscular Research Group Duchenne natural history study [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: We studied the effects of LTBP4 and SPP1 polymorphisms on age at loss of ambulation (LoA) in a multiethnic Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cohort.
Andreone, Luz, Bello, Luca, Cnaan, Avital, Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group Investigators, Dubrovsky, Alberto, Duong, Tina, Gordish Dressman, Heather, Henricson, Erik K., Hoffman, Eric P., Kesari, Akanchha, McDonald, Craig M., Morgenroth, Lauren P., Pegoraro, Elena, Punetha, Jaya   +13 more
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Health-related quality of life and functional changes in DMD:A 12-month longitudinal cohort study [PDF]

, 2016
Family caregivers of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) live stressful lives in which they spend most of their time caring for their loved ones and managing difficult situations, thereby reducing the time spent in taking care of themselves ...
Baranello, G, Barcellona, C, Berardinelli, A., Bertini, E, Bruno, C, D\u2019Amico, A, D\u2019Angelo, M. G., Distefano, M. G., La Rosa, M, Marcato, S, Mazzone, E, Mercuri, E., Messina, S, Minetti, C, Mongini, T, Morandi, L, Palmieri, Arianna, Pane, M, Pegoraro, Elena, Politano, L, Rodolico, C, Scutifero, M, Sframeli M., Mondello S, Vita G., L, Vita, E   +24 more
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Distrofias musculares en el paciente adulto

Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes, 2018
RESUMEN: Las distrofias musculares son un grupo de trastornos hereditarios, degenerativos, progresivos del músculo estriado, cuya manifestación cardinal es la debilidad de la musculatura estriada esquelética.
Nicholas Earle, MD, Jorge A. Bevilacqua, MD, PhD   +1 more
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Oxidative stress in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: focus on the NRF2 redox pathway [PDF]

, 2017
Oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an X-linked genetic disorder caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene and characterized by progressive, lethal muscle degeneration and chronic inflammation.
Bertini, Enrico, Catteruccia, Michela, D'Amico, Adele, FORCINA, LAURA, MUSARO', Antonio, PELOSI, LAURA, Petrillo, Sara, Petrini, Stefania, Piemonte, Fiorella, Travaglini, Lorena, Verardo, Margherita   +10 more
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