Trailblazing neuroscientist studies cognitive deficits in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common form of childhood muscular dystrophy and one of the most severe forms of inherited muscular dystrophy. The x-linked genetic condition causes mutations in the dystrophin gene that leads to progressive muscle weakness.  Typically affecting boys, it occurs in about every 1 in 3,500 to 5,000 male births, with […]