Duchenne muscular dystrophy other diagnostic studies

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Other Diagnostic Studies

Other diagnostic studies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy include:

• Genetic testing, which demonstrates:
  • [Finding 1]
  • [Finding 2]
  • [Finding 3]
• muscle biopsy, which demonstrates:
  • [Finding 1]
  • [Finding 2]
  • [Finding 3]
• Electromyography , which demonstrates:
  • Polyphasic potentials indicating myopathic changes.