title: Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
abstract: Progress in understanding the role of dystrophin raises promising hopes for a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In addition, great improvements have been made in the ability to diagnose this disease using simple molecular methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48190-0618.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D016189:Dystrophin / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D010641:Phenotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation
chemical_list: D016189:Dystrophin; D002118:Calcium