Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Newborn Screening, a Case Study for Examining Ethical and Legal Issues for Pilots for Emerging Disorders: Considerations and Recommendations

• Main Authors: Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear (Author), Thomas O. Crawford (Author), Amy Brower (Author), Kristin Stephenson (Author), Tracy Trotter (Author), Edward Goldman (Author), Aaron Goldenberg (Author), R. Rodney Howell (Author), Annie Kennedy (Author), Michael Watson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD/Duchenne) is one of the ten most severe and common pediatric genetic diseases and affects an estimated 1 in every 5000 male births. While Duchenne is a 100% fatal disease, the clinical community has demonstrated that immediate identification and early clinical interv...