Longitudinal motor function in proximal versus distal DMD pathogenic variants

Abstract

There is considerable heterogenicity in clinical outcomes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The aim of this study was to assess whether dystrophin gene (DMD) pathogenic variant location influences upper or lower extremity motor function outcomes in a large prospective cohort.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 23, 2021
Source ID
10.1002/mus.27371

Entities

People

  • Cinrg‐dnhs Investigators
  • Heather Gordish‐dressman
  • Luca Bello
  • Mathula Thangarajh

Organizations

  • Children's National Hospital
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  • National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Padua
  • Virginia Commonwealth University

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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