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Cardiac and pulmonary function variability in Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy: an initial report.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Sept 2010
Birnkrant David J, Ashwath Mahi Lakshmi, Noritz Garey H, Merrill Michelle C, Shah Tushar A, Crowe Carol A, Bahler Robert C
Abstract excerpt
The Duchenne and Becker forms of muscular dystrophy are associated with dilated cardiomyopathy and are diseases in which pulmonary function peaks and then progressively declines. In this report, the authors quantify cardiopulmonary function variability among brothers. Brothers in 3 of 7 eligible...
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