Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies' Prevalence in MD STARnet Surveillance Sites: An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Differences.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous studies indicated variability in the prevalence of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies (DBMD) by racial/ethnic groups. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research network (MD STARnet) conducts muscular dystrophy surveillance in multiple geographic areas of the USA and continues to enroll new cases. This provides an opportunity to continue investigating differences in DBMD prevalence by race and ethnicity and to compare the impact of using varying approaches for estimating prevalence.

Objective

To estimate overall and race/ethnicity-specific prevalence of DBMD among males aged 5-9 years and compare the performance of three prevalence estimation methods.

Methods

The overall and

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8045764 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature