Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked myopathy resulting in progressive
weakness and wasting of all the striated muscles including the respiratory muscles. The …

Sex is a biological concept determined at conception. Gender is a social concept. Medicine
recognises sex as a biological variable and recommends including sex as a factor in clinical …

During healthy pregnancy, pulmonary function, ventilatory pattern and gas exchange are
affected through both biochemical and mechanical pathways, as summarised in figure 1.

An overview of sex-related differences in respiratory function and their possible clinical
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A progressive chest wall adaptation occurs during pregnancy driven by the hormones and the
expanding uterus. The effect of the former is more prevalent in the first weeks of pregnancy…

Background Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is an inherited connective tissue disorder
characterized by bone fragility, multiple fractures and significant chest wall deformities. …

In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), it is still to be determined if specific timepoints can
be identified during the natural evolution of respiratory dysfunction from childhood to …

Gender differences in resting pulmonary function are attributable to the smaller lung volumes
in women relative to men. We sought to investigate whether the pattern of response in …

Objective With the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cough becomes
inefficient leading to recurrent chest infections. Several factors determine the effectiveness of …

Introduction SMA is characterised by progressive motor and respiratory muscle weakness.
We aimed to verify if in SMA children 1)each form is characterized by specific ventilatory and …