Genetic Diagnosis and Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 628
Special Issue Editor
Interests: viral and non-viral gene therapies; neuromuscular and cardiovascular diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite submissions for the Special Issue, “Genetic Diagnosis and Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy, caused by mutations in the DMD gene encoding dystrophin protein, the deficiency or absence of which leads to progressive muscle weakness, cardiac and respiratory failure, and premature death. The DMD gene is the largest gene in the human genome with a highly diverse mutational profile that includes single and multiple exon duplications and deletions, as well as single-point and frameshift mutations that disrupt the dystrophin open reading frame. Over the past few decades, many therapeutic strategies have been developed and tested, some of which have received regulatory approval, and we expect that more will follow.
This Special Issue seeks to highlight advances in basic, translational, and clinical research to understand DMD at the molecular and structural levels. We welcome original research articles and reviews that highlight the development of meaningful therapies for DMD using cutting-edge technologies, biomarkers, and methods that standardize the functional outcome measures needed to assess therapeutic efficacy.
Original research articles and reviews will be considered for publication.
Dr. Liubov V. Gushchina
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- viral vectors
- non-viral therapy
- gene editing
- common and rare mutations
- biomarkers
- methods of diagnosis
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