Clinical trials: Dystrophinopathies
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Study of Ataluren for Previously Treated Participants With Nonsense Mutation Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy (nmDBMD) in Europe, Israel, Australia, and Canada
Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (DBMD) is a genetic disorder that develops in boys. It is caused by a mutation in the gene for dystrophin, a protein that is important for maintaining normal muscle structure and function.
- Conditions
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Dystrophinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT01557400
- Testing
- Ataluren
- Where
- 21 sites in Australia, Belgium and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- PTC Therapeutics