The diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition, impacts both the person affected and their family.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic condition that primarily affects people assigned male at birth. However, due to the condition’s X-linked inheritance pattern, only people assigned ...

The two brothers have Duchenne muscular dystrophy — a rare, inherited muscle-wasting disorder that has no cure. "Caleb stopped walking in December of '23, so a little over a year ago.

Family handout Alfie said the drug would really help him and others with the genetic condition There are many types of muscular dystrophy. They are inherited genetic conditions that gradually ...

Researchers combined advanced imaging techniques and theoretical physics to observe and explain how nanoclusters of the protein emerin form inside living cells. The study uncovers the molecular 'rules ...

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 ...

In the phase 1/2 INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial, interim data showed an average microdystrophin expression of 110% among participants ...

A new discovery about how tiny protein clusters form in cells could pave the way for treatments for Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness ...

Muscular dystrophy is a disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. The muscles of muscular dystrophy patients weaken and atrophy over time. Heart and breathing muscles may also eventually be ...

Surveys of caregivers and health care providers reveal gaps in screening and management of neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental symptoms among patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the ...