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Steroid treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy may depend on the clock
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Steroid treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy may depend on the clock

by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center In mice, prednisone enhances muscle activities when once-weekly doses are given at the beginning of the day but not at the beginning of the night cycle. Credit: Cincinnati Children’s Each year, about 20,000 children are diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness...