Detecting early signs in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: comprehensive review and diagnostic implications

• Main Authors: Eugenio Mercuri (Author), Marika Pane (Author), Gianpaolo Cicala (Author), Claudia Brogna (Author), Emma Ciafaloni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite the early onset of clinical signs suggestive of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a diagnosis is often not made until four years of age or older, with a diagnostic delay of up to two years from the appearance of the first symptoms. As disease-modifying therapies for DMD become available tha...