Prevalence of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies in the United States

PA Romitti, Y Zhu, S Puzhankara, KA James… - …, 2015 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To estimate prevalence of childhood-onset Duchenne and Becker muscular
dystrophies (DBMD) in 6 sites in the United States by race/ethnicity and phenotype
(Duchenne muscular dystrophy [DMD] or Becker muscular dystrophy [BMD]). METHODS: In
2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established the Muscular Dystrophy
Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (MD STAR net) to conduct longitudinal,
population-based surveillance and research of DBMD in the United States. Six sites …