Title: Função pulmonar de portadores de distrofia muscular de Duchenne em amostra brasileira
Abstract:Contextualization: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease determined by a mutation of the Xp21 gene, responsible for Dystrophin, a protein that produces a generalized loss of muscle st...Contextualization: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease determined by a mutation of the Xp21 gene, responsible for Dystrophin, a protein that produces a generalized loss of muscle strength that includes the respiratory muscles.Objective: Characterization of respiratory function to explore values related to respiratory muscle strength: forced vital capacity and maximal respiratory pressures, in a Brazilian sample of people with DMD.Read More