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Duchenne muscular dystrophy: current cell therapies

Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders, 2015
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetically determined X-linked disease and the most common, progressive pediatric muscle disorder. For decades, research has been conducted to find an effective therapy.
Dorota Sienkiewicz, Wojciech Kulak, Bożena Okurowska-Zawada, Grażyna Paszko-Patej, Katarzyna Kawnik   +4 more
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Exosome-Mediated Benefits of Cell Therapy in Mouse and Human Models of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Stem Cell Reports, 2018
Summary: Genetic deficiency of dystrophin leads to disability and premature death in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), affecting the heart as well as skeletal muscle.
Mark A. Aminzadeh, Russell G. Rogers, Mario Fournier, Rachel E. Tobin, Xuan Guan, Martin K. Childers, Allen M. Andres, David J. Taylor, Ahmed Ibrahim, Xiangming Ding, Angelo Torrente, Joshua M. Goldhaber, Michael Lewis, Roberta A. Gottlieb, Ronald A. Victor, Eduardo Marbán   +15 more
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Elevation of transaminases. What if not the liver?

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Background. According to Russian studies, the average age of Duchenne muscular dystrophy diagnosis is 7-8 years. This is because, on one hand, Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare disease, and a doctor may never see it throughout their clinical practice.
I. V. Sharkova
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Identification of two previously unreported Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene variants in a patient diagnosed with a dystrophinopathy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Introduction Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy are X-linked recessive disorders affecting muscle function, which are caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene (also known as the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene).
Sarah Gerges, Rania Naoufal, Hicham Mansour   +2 more
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Case Report: Home initiation of nocturnal non-invasive ventilation in two adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and comorbid autism spectrum disorder and ADHD

Frontiers in Pediatrics
This case report describes initiation of Nocturnal Non-Invasive Ventilation in home settings for two adolescents with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and different neuropsychiatric and neurocognitive comorbidities: one has Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the ...
Pien M. M. Weerkamp, Mark Voermans, Moniek Finders, Arno Brouwers, Philippe Collin, Philippe Collin, Sylvia Klinkenberg, Sylvia Klinkenberg, Sylvia Klinkenberg, Jos. G. M. Hendriksen, Jos. G. M. Hendriksen, Jos. G. M. Hendriksen   +11 more
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Fat embolism after fractures in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an underdiagnosed complication? A systematic review

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2017
David Feder,1 Miriam Eva Koch,1 Beniamino Palmieri,2 Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca,1 Alzira Alves de Siqueira Carvalho3 1Pharmacology Department, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil; 2Department of General Surgery ...
Feder D, Koch ME, Palmieri B, Fonseca FLA, Carvalho AAS   +4 more
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Progressive Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy, preclinical stage, deletion of exons 45-55 of the DMD gene in the hemizygous state: a clinical case from practice

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Background. Duchenne/Becker progressive muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive disease caused by mutations in the DMD gene encoding the dystrophin protein.
A. M. Ivanov, E. V. Matvienko, E. A. Balakireva, A. A. Zherdeva, V. A. Ivanova   +4 more
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Challenges in the management of the child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in a resource poor setting:a case report

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive genetic disease with no cure at present. Children suffering from this disease eventually become wheelchair bound and die in their late teens.
Kelechi Kenneth Odinaka, Emeka Charles Nwolisa   +1 more
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Newborn Screening, a Case Study for Examining Ethical and Legal Issues for Pilots for Emerging Disorders: Considerations and Recommendations

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2018
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD/Duchenne) is one of the ten most severe and common pediatric genetic diseases and affects an estimated 1 in every 5000 male births.
Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear, Thomas O. Crawford, Amy Brower, Kristin Stephenson, Tracy Trotter, Edward Goldman, Aaron Goldenberg, R. Rodney Howell, Annie Kennedy, Michael Watson   +9 more
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Non-operative treatment for perforated gastro-duodenal peptic ulcer in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a case report

BMC Surgery, 2004
Background Clinical characteristics and complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy caused by skeletal and cardiac muscle degeneration are well known. Gastro-intestinal involvement has also been recognised in these patients.
Wever Jan, Van Royen Barend J, Oddens Jorg R, Brinkman Justus-Martijn, Olsman Jan G   +4 more
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