Appendicular lean mass index changes in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy

Abstract Introduction Mutations in the 79 exons of the dystrophin gene result in muscle wasting and weakness of varying clinical severity, ranging from severe/typical Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to intermediate DMD and mild Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), depending on the frameshift of the mu...

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Main Authors: Brenda L. Wong, Suzanne Summer, Paul S. Horn, Meilan M. Rutter, Irina Rybalsky, Cuixia Tian, Karen C. Shellenbarger, Heidi J. Kalkwarf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13357