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Earlier start of corticosteroids in DMD linked to earlier heart disease onset, study suggests
Researchers say it is important to carefully assess the timing of the start of corticosteroid treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in children and its potential association with disease outcomes.
The study, “Associations between timing of corticosteroid treatment initiation and clinical outcomes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy,” was published in the journal Neuromuscular Disorders.
DMD is an inherited childhood-onset disease characterized by mutations in the DMD gene that provides instructions for making a protein called dystrophin, located primarily in skeletal muscles used for movement and in the heart muscle. These mutations lead to progressive muscle weakness.
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