descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 2001 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:The Lancet, volume 357, pages 550-552 (issn: 0140-6736,

Authors: Jiri Vajsar; Venita Jay;

doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04052-6

pmid: 11229686

The dystrophy of Duchenne

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Abstract

Duchenne muscular dystrophy While the eponym, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), is applied to the most common and most severe muscular dystrophy of childhood, Duchenne was not the first to describe the condition. 10 years before Duchenne reported his first case of Duchenne dystrophy, the London physician Meryon had described the condition. However, Duchenne provided a comprehensive account of its clinical

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Keywords

Dystrophin, Male, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Eponyms, Child, Preschool, Humans, History, 19th Century, France

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