Quality of life in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) has improved significantly with corticosteroid treatment. However, corticosteroids decrease bone mass and increase vertebral fragility fracture risk. We report on bone health in 39 boys with DMD on long-term deflazacort (0.9 mg/kg/day)
Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America, 23(4), 821-828 (2012-11-10)
Although prednisone has never been formally approved for use in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by regulatory agencies, its efficacy has been confirmed in trials dating from the 1980s. There is a strong need for optimization of both specific type of
Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 8, 26-26 (2013-02-15)
Dysferlinopathies are autosomal recessive disorders caused by mutations in the dysferlin (DYSF) gene encoding the dysferlin protein. DYSF mutations lead to a wide range of muscular phenotypes, with the most prominent being Miyoshi myopathy (MM) and limb girdle muscular dystrophy
Corticosteroids can reduce the severity of scoliosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Anne M Connolly et al.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 95(12), e86-e86 (2013-06-21)
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