: a severe progressive X-linked muscular dystrophy of males marked by early childhood onset and absence of the protein dystrophin
called also Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
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The illness, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, initially manifests in childhood as trouble with strength and walking, then worsens until the heart or the muscles controlling the lungs stop working.
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Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
The brand has donated more than 35,000 euros to nongovernmental organizations and medical foundations researching the likes of breast cancer, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024
And a Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment, the linchpin of the portfolio, failed to show any benefit in a large trial last month.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 26 July 2024
That was a given, even before the Food and Drug Administration expanded approval of the company’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug on Thursday.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 21 June 2024
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Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
The brand has donated more than 35,000 euros to nongovernmental organizations and medical foundations researching the likes of breast cancer, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024
And a Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment, the linchpin of the portfolio, failed to show any benefit in a large trial last month.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 26 July 2024
That was a given, even before the Food and Drug Administration expanded approval of the company’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug on Thursday.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 21 June 2024
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“Duchenne muscular dystrophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Duchenne%20muscular%20dystrophy. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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