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Appendicular lean mass index changes in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy.
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle - 1 Dec 2023
Wong Brenda L, Summer Suzanne, Horn Paul S, Rutter Meilan M, Rybalsky Irina, Tian Cuixia, Shellenbarger Karen C, Kalkwarf Heidi J
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Mutations in the 79 exons of the dystrophin gene result in muscle wasting and weakness of varying clinical severity, ranging from severe/typical Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to intermediate DMD and mild Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), depending on the frameshift of the mutation. We previously reported that males with DMD have progressively declining appendicular lean mass (ALM) and ALM index...
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