Patient's question:
My son is only 16 this year. Due to muscular dystrophy, he hasn't been to school for more than a year. Everyone around says this disease is difficult to treat. How high is the expectation of a complete cure for muscular dystrophy?Doctor's answer:
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a relatively common hereditary neuromuscular disease in children, primarily caused by a recurrent severe mutation in the gene encoding the protein dystrophin. There is no specific treatment, and various methods are ineffective. However, by enhancing physical exercise, paying attention to nutrition, and increasing resistance, the progression of symptoms can be slowed. But now there is a high-tech technology called stem cell transplantation therapy, which can treat this disease, but the cost is relatively expensive.