Muscular Dystrophy Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Muscular Dystrophy, including details on duchenne muscular dystrophy, symptoms, treatment.

Volume 4 (2008), Issue 4 (April)

1. Wild-type PABPN1 is anti-apoptotic and reduces toxicity of the oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy mutation.
   Hum Mol Genet, 17(8): 1097-108. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Association of homozygous LMNA mutation R471C with new phenotype: mandibuloacral dysplasia, progeria, and rigid spine muscular dystrophy.
   Am J Med Genet A, 146(8): 1049-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Cardiac surgery in type-1-myotonic muscular dystrophy (Steinert syndrome) associated to Barlow disease.
   Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 7(2): 222-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Life expectancy and death from cardiomyopathy amongst carriers of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy in Scotland.
   Heart, 94(5): 633-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Effect of non-invasive ventilation on respiratory muscle loading and endurance in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
   Thorax, 63(5): 430-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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