University of Manchester scientists have mapped the mutations in the tiny protein chains that cause a subtype of muscular ...

Charlie has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a degenerative genetic disease that, until recently, has guaranteed death by early adulthood from cardiac or respiratory failure.

University of Manchester scientists have mapped the mutations in the tiny protein chains that cause a subtype of muscular ...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy affects 12,000 to 15,000 children and young adults in the United States and about 300,000 worldwide. It's caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene, which makes a ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is rare Duchenne is a rare, progressive disorder in which muscle cells are in a constant state of destruction. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

After decades of research, gene therapy has been approved for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative muscle disease diagnosed each year in about 1 in 3,500 newborns, almost all boys.

Managing osteoporosis and bone health in Duchenne muscular dystrophy occurs in a high-risk environment for fractures due to ...

Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of death in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, with roughly 90% developing a dilated cardiomyopathy by age 18. 2,3 Cardiomyocyte degeneration results in ...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy may no longer be a death sentence. Oct. 17, 2012— -- Although he made it to 29 years old with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Jason Williams was not expected to ...

The Food and Drug Administration Monday approved the first drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare and lethal muscle weakening disorder that affects about 15,000 Americans.

Deflazacort, a newly FDA-approved drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has an $89,000-a-year price tag. It has been put on hold because of an uproar over drug prices.