Article
Gene x environment interaction analysis confirms genetic modifier effects on steroid efficacy via TGF-β pathway in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jul 2026
Vieland Veronica J, Seok Sang-Cheol, Waldrop Megan A, Gabel Leigh M, Dunn Diane M, Flanigan Kevin M, Weiss Robert B
Abstract excerpt
This paper continues our development of methods for discovery of genetic modifiers of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) phenotype. DMD is an X-linked recessive disorder involving progressive muscle tissue loss with replacement by fat and fibrotic tissue, leading in most cases to loss of ambulation (LOA) by early to mid-adolescence. The standard pharmacologic treatment is corticosteroid administration, which...
Topics
- Humans
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genes, Modifier
- Signal Transduction
- Dystrophin
- Male
- Phenotype
