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  1. Muscular Dystrophy 
    https://medlineplus.gov/musculardystrophy.html
    ... MD. Some of the more common types include: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is the most common childhood form. It ...
  2. Gene therapies are a promising path to treating rare diseases | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...g-path-to-treating-rare-diseases
    ... other neurological disorders including other rare muscular disorders. Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Genetic therapies to improve muscle weakness Muscular dystrophies ...
  3. Duchenne muscular dystrophy 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000705.htm
    Pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy; Muscular dystrophy - Duchenne type ... Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a form of muscular dystrophy . It worsens quickly. Other muscular dystrophies (including Becker muscular dystrophy ) ...
  4. Dystrophinopathies - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1119
    ... can prolong survival and improve quality of life. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) / Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) Phenotypes Cardiomyopathy in ... Approximately two thirds of mothers of males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and no family history of DMD are ...
  5. Part 2 – Children aged under 16 – signs and symptoms and investigative tests - Suspected neurological conditions - NCBI ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542047
    ... boy, consider measuring creatinine kinase level to exclude Duchenne muscular dystrophy before the boy has had a specialist review. ... boy, consider measuring creatine kinase level to exclude Duchenne muscular dystrophy before the boy has had a specialist review. ...
  6. MedlinePlus Drug Information: Deflazacort 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a617024.html
    Deflazacort is used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD; a progressive disease in which the muscles do not function properly) in adults and children 2 years of age and ...
  7. MedlinePlus Drug Information: Vamorolone 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a624005.html
    Vamorolone is used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD; a progressive disease in which the muscles do not function properly) in adults and children 2 years of age and ...
  8. MedlinePlus Drug Information: Givinostat 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a624025.html
    Givinostat is used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD; a progressive disease in which the muscles do not function properly) in adults and children 6 years of age and ...
  9. MedlinePlus Drug Information: Delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl Injection 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a623058.html
    Delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl injection is used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD; a progressive disease in which the muscles ...
  10. Excluded Studies - Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Home (with addendum) - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK576008
    ... province wide home ventilation program for patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. ... analysis of invasive vs. noninvasive respiratory management of Duchenne muscular ... American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2015 Jun; ...
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Muscular dystrophy (MD) is characterized by progressive weakness and muscle damage. Read about who it affects and the prognosis.

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