Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

In adult patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) life-threatening constipation has been reported. Since gastrointestinal function in DMD has not been rigorously studied we investigated objective and subjective manifestations of gastrointestinal disturbances in DMD patients.In 33 patients wit...

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Main Authors: Christian M Lo Cascio, Oliver Goetze, Tsogyal D Latshang, Sena Bluemel, Thomas Frauenfelder, Konrad E Bloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5063332?pdf=render