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To estimate the global overall and birth prevalence of Duchenne muscular dystrophy through an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

June 5, 2020SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Global epidemiology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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SCSalvatore CrisafulliUniversity of Verona JSJanet SultanaUniversity of Malta AFAndrea FontanaCasa Sollievo della Sofferenza

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Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals prevalence patterns of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, highlighting high heterogeneity and a lack of high-quality studies.

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To estimate the global overall and birth prevalence of Duchenne muscular dystrophy through an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
Conducted an updated systematic literature review and meta-analysis of epidemiological literature evaluating Duchenne muscular dystrophy prevalence.
Assessed study quality and publication bias across 44 included studies reporting on global overall and birth prevalence.
Identified high heterogeneity (>90%) across the 44 included studies, with funnel plot asymmetry testing indicating an absence of publication bias.
Categorized 36 studies (81.8%) as medium quality, 8 studies (18.2%) as low quality, and 0 studies (0%) as high quality.

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Crisafulli et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f4435e56912cbbf429a28b https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-020-01430-8

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Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals prevalence patterns of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, highlighting high heterogeneity and a lack of high-quality studies.

Global epidemiology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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Global epidemiology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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