Body composition and myokines in a cohort of patients with Becker muscular dystrophy.

Andrea BarpElena CarraroGiovanni GoggiAndrea LizioAlice ZanoliniCarmelo MessinaSilvia PeregoChiara VerdelliGiovanni LombardiValeria Ada SansoneSabrina Corbetta

Published in: Muscle & nerve (2022)

DXA is a useful tool to evaluate body composition in BMD patients; the decrease in BD and LBM is associated with a reduction of motor function in BMD.

Keyphrases

body composition
muscular dystrophy
resistance training
bone mineral density
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
magnetic resonance imaging