Duchenne Patient Defies Odds by Living to 30

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disease affecting 1 in every 3,600 live-born male infants. The condition is associated with progressive degradation of muscles and weakness that worsens quickly. Boys with DMD have a defective gene and lack of a protein called dystrophin in their muscles. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is inherited in a way [Read More]