Ryner Lai, MBBS

All articles by Ryner Lai, MBBS

• Quantitative muscle ultrasound offers noninvasive method for monitoring DMD

  QMUS is a useful tool that correlates with some aspects of a patient’s functional capacity.

• Should parents get genetic testing after their child is diagnosed with DMD?

  A genetic counselor can work with you to understand what genetic testing the rest of your family may need.

• What parents need to know before taking a child with DMD to the ER

  No matter how rushed the situation is, do not forget to tell staff your child has Duchenne.

• When to seek a second opinion after a diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

  It’s helpful to understand how DMD is diagnosed, and how this may differ from the diagnostic process of other diseases.

• Study finds postural control clearly declines in patients with DMD over a one-year period

  Patients with DMD significantly lose postural control over a relatively short span of time.

• How to handle anxiety while waiting for test results that may confirm DMD

  A therapist can help you process the emotions you’re feeling.

• Diagnosing DMD before symptoms appear may mean better motor function later

  Physicians should aim to diagnose DMD as early as possible.

• Precision BioSciences receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for PBGENE-DMD

  Precision BioSciences has announced that PBGENE-DMD has received FDA Orphan Drug Designation.

• FDA rejects Capricor Therapeutics’ application for DMD cell therapy Deramiocel

  Caprior Therapeutics noted it will work with the FDA to resolve outstanding issues required for the progress of Deramiocel.

• Developmental delays should prompt testing for DMD, study suggests

  DMD can sometimes manifest initially in children as developmental delays.