Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy are similar conditions caused by mutations in the same gene. However, Duchenne muscular dystrophy begins to cause symptoms at an earlier age, is more severe, and ...

In boys with DMD, executive skills such as self-control begin to lag around age 8, but show signs of partial catch-up by 14, ...

An experimental RNA therapy from Avidity Biosciences has early clinical trial results showing it reduced by half the expression of a gene at the root of a rare, inherited form of muscular dystrophy ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy has several approved drugs, including a gene therapy that provides children who have the rare, inherited muscle-wasting disease the option of a one-time treatment. But each ...

Duchenne therapy may be evolving from slowing disease to reversing it—with RNA approaches offering the prospect of restoring function. Ongoing research will determine if these advances can deliver ...

—The initial signs of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in a 3 or 4-year-old child may be subtle, explains Dr. Alexandra Bonner of the Center for Pediatric Neurosciences at Cleveland Clinic. Careful ...

Early screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy can help you get early treatments and referrals for your child to help prevent further loss of muscle tissue. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a ...