Neurodevelopmental, behavioral, and emotional symptoms common in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Andrew J DarmahkasihIrina RybalskyCuixia TianKaren C ShellenbargerPaul S HornJoshua T LambertBrenda L Wong

Published in: Muscle & nerve (2020)

Neurodevelopmental, emotional, and behavioral symptoms are common comorbidities in DMD. There is higher prevalence of inattention/hyperactive features, language/speech delays, and global intellectual delays in genotypes affecting the 3' end of the dystrophin gene.

Keyphrases

duchenne muscular dystrophy
muscular dystrophy
risk factors
sleep quality
autism spectrum disorder
genome wide
copy number
gene expression
dna methylation