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Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 32; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ncl.2014.05.002

1557-9875

Kevin M. Flanigan,

Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

The dystrophinopathies Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies (DMD and BMD) represent the most common inherited disorders of muscle. Improvements in cardiac care, attention to respiratory function, and judicious use of spinal correction surgery have led to increased survival in the DMD population. Meanwhile, advances in molecular therapeutics have led to promising therapies that are in or are entering clinical trials. An understanding of the dystrophinopathies, and recent advances in their molecular diagnosis and treatment, is of benefit to practicing neurologists.