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Can Quantitative Muscle Strength and Functional Motor Ability Differentiate the Influence of Age and Corticosteroids in Ambulatory Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?

Background: In the absence of a curative treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), corticosteroid therapy (prednisone, deflazacort) has been adopted as the standard of care, as it slows the progression of muscle weakness and enables longer retention of functional mobility. The ongoing develop...

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Autores principales: Buckon, Cathleen, Sienko, Susan, Bagley, Anita, Sison-Williamson, Mitell, Fowler, Eileen, Staudt, Loretta, Heberer, Kent, McDonald, Craig M., Sussman, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4956479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27500011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/currents.md.1ced64dff945f8958221fddcd4ee60b0