What Is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy? Muscular dystrophies are ... and symptoms usually begin early in childhood. Children with DMD have a hard time standing up, walking, and climbing stairs.

Through advances in medical care, children with muscular dystrophy ... when defective or flawed, causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In 1987, the muscle protein associated with this gene was ...

Lucy Vers' five-year-old son Elliot has Duchenne, the most common and severe form of muscular dystrophy Parents of children living with muscular dystrophy say better expertise is needed in Wales ...

All fetuses affected with disease genes were born. Then, in the case of DMD, for example, if the affected child was a boy, he would mostly likely either die before reproducing or be incapable of ...

As a parent and caregiver to three sons with DMD, columnist Betty Vertin's definition of what success looks like has changed over the years.

Parents see symptoms much earlier and some symptoms are already visible when the children are very young. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is named after Dr Duchenne de Boulogne, who was one of the ...

Columnist Shalom Lim and his partner work to create a legacy that resonates in the world of art and disability and beyond.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic condition ... This means there is a 25% chance of having a male child with DMD, and a 25% chance of having a female carrier child.