For Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, muscle biopsy may show whether dystrophin, a muscle protein, is missing or abnormal, and DNA testing is used to analyze the condition of the related gene.

Dystrophy is any condition in which a part of the body weakens or wastes away. In muscular dystrophy, the weakness is in the muscles. An inherited genetic mistake prevents the body from making a ...

This quick alphabetical guide will help you feel more confident when talking about muscular dystrophy with your doctor and loved ones. Muscular dystrophy is the name for a group of genetic diseases ...

The clinical distinction between myopathic and neurogenic disorders of the motor unit is often difficult, since both lesions appear as flaccid, areflexic paralyses, often with variable muscular ...

More than 30 rare muscular dystrophy types cause progressive muscle weakness from inherited gene mutations. Combined, they affect about 1 in 5,000 to 8,000 people. Common subtypes vary by age of onset ...

Muscular dystrophy is a group of more than 30 inherited conditions that cause progressive muscle weakness and loss. Some forms of muscular dystrophy are diagnosed in infancy or childhood, while the ...

A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1—the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy—provides insight into why patients develop fatty liver disease and ...

Jan. 15, 2026 New research suggests statins may protect adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of how low their predicted heart risk appears. In a large UK study, statin use was linked to fewer deaths ...