TY - CHAP AU - Nahla O. Mousa AU - Ahmed Osman AU - Nagia Fahmy AU - Ahmed Abdellatif AU - Waheed K. Zahra ED - Gisela Gaina Y1 - 2020-06-13 PY - 2020 T1 - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Treatment: Past and Present Perspectives N2 - Muscular Dystrophy - Research Update and Therapeutic Strategies is for students, researchers, and clinicians interested in muscular dystrophies who want to improve their knowledge of these complex genetic diseases. The book includes information about the genetics of various types of muscular dystrophies as well as explores new and current therapeutic strategies that aim to ameliorate symptoms and improve patients’ quality of life and life expectancy. In addition, this book reviews information on current clinical trials for muscular dystrophies and presents a framework for what to consider during the design of these trials. BT - Muscular Dystrophy SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92765 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.92765 SN - 978-1-83968-475-3 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -