Histopathologic Changes of the Esophagus in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive systemic muscle wasting, leading to respiratory paralysis and early death. This X-linked disease is caused by DMD mutations, encoding dystrophin.1 There is little information regarding gastrointestinal abnormalities in patients with DMD. However, since the esophageal wall includes smooth and skeletal muscle it is also vulnerable to suffering the...

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