1. Scientists Reverse Muscular Dystrophy in Mice - US News and World Report
Strategy targets genetic flaw thought to be key to major form of the disease

2. Clues to Muscular Dystrophy Seen in Womb - US News and World Report
Finding could lead to earlier, more effective treatment: researchers

3. Do-It-Yourself Genetic Tests Promise to Predict Your Risk of Disease. But Do They Really Deliver?...
The first big application of genetics for medical treatment, which the Food and Drug Administration is considering, will be for warfarin, a blood thinner prescribed to prevent strokes. The test identifies patients who have trouble metabolizing stand...

4. Duchenne muscular dystrophy  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves rapidly-worsening muscle weakness. • Reviewer: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

5. Duchenne muscular dystrophy  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
The first symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy are usually noticed in early childhood. Delays in developmental milestones, such as sitting and standing, are common. The affected child's gait is often a characteristic waddle or toe-walk. He often ...• Author: Michelle Q. Bosworth MS, CGC