Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) therapies are medicines and medical interventions used to control and treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a severe type of muscular dystrophy that mostly affects boys. DMD is characterised by increasing muscle degeneration and weakening caused by dystrophin gene mutations, which are required for muscle fibre stability. The purpose of DMD therapy is to reduce disease progression, enhance quality of life, and increase life expectancy.
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