Muscular dystrophies are a wide range of muscle disorders related to the congenital or genetically determined absence of certain essential muscle fiber components (e.g., dystrophin). In most patients, ...

DMD was first described by French neurologist Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne in the 1860s. However, until the 1980s, ...

The study is published in Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) is an early-onset, progressive muscular disease characterized by muscle weakness and joint ...

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that weakens and damages muscles. It can worsen with age. However, its symptoms are less severe than those of ...

Posters presented at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association ... excluding those with congenital myotonic dystrophy. Participants were required to have continuous data activity for at least ...

Dec. 16, 2024 — A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration. Researchers have discovered that an ...