Dear Collective

I was asked the question below by one of our paediatricians

Anyone have any idea ??

BW John

 

Dear John

The father of a lad newly diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (BD69494) asked me the smart question as to whether we could measure whether he makes and Dystrophin, and if so how much.

He seems to have a mild variant (hopefully) so this could have clinical relevance as to whether we started steroid therapy.

 

From my quick search this seems to be an area  of research. Are you aware of any labs offering this measurement (and guidance on how we would interpret it?)

 

Many thanks

Richard


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