HEALTH Woman with muscular dystrophy completes 12 half-marathons in wheelchair for charity: ‘Won’t let it define me’ Peri Finkelstein, 24, has raised more than $1 million to help children ...

Dysfunctional dystrophin, the muscle protein affected in Duchenne, leads to an important choice for patients about how to ...

Dr. Hurst is a physician for the UAB Undiagnosed Disease program, Turner syndrome clinic, ... Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Added to Minnesota’s Newborn Screening Panel.

We hypothesize that Duchenne muscular dystrophy and autism spectrum disorder/pervasive developmental disorder co-occur with a greater than random frequency. In this study, we set out to reject the ...

Sarepta Therapeutics recently demanded a prominent patient advocacy organization censor a video that contained pointed criticism of the company, STAT has learned.

The rate of progression of the muscular dystrophies depends on the type of dystrophy. While some progress slowly, others confine the patient to a wheelchair within a few years. Significant advances in ...