Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Risk Score For Muscular Dystrophy
November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 23 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder affecting boys and characterized by progressive muscle loss and weakness.
This muscle deterioration eventually involves the heart, culminating in cardiac-related death. While some DMD patients survive into their 40s, others have accelerated disease onset and die before adulthood.
Joseph Starnes, MD . . .
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder affecting boys and characterized by progressive muscle loss and weakness.
This muscle deterioration eventually involves the heart, culminating in cardiac-related death. While some DMD patients survive into their 40s, others have accelerated disease onset and die before adulthood.
Joseph Starnes, MD . . .