Muscular dystrophy is the overarching name for a group of illnesses that progressively cause a reduction in muscle mass and weakness in the body. Each type of muscular dystrophy is a genetic ...

Muscular dystrophy actually covers 67 different types of muscle disorders. The majority are genetic and can affect babies, children, young people and adults. The disease is a genetic condition ...

So this would be in some areas of the world now considering newborn screening as a potential option for identifying neonates who are affected with muscular ... for different types of presentations ...

Scientists present current evidence for a new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy called delandistrogene moxeparvovec.

Today, based on the wealth of knowledge about the underlying genetic and molecular mechanisms of DMD, researchers are actively testing a variety of different therapeutic approaches (Khurana ...

Additionally, DUX4 was recently found to be involved in some rare types of leukemia and sarcoma, although it’s not clear if the gene is behaving in the same way in these cancers as it does in muscular ...

A new investigation into Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) pathogenesis suggests that at least part of the muscle degeneration observed in DMD patients may result from the reduced production of ...