Quite simply, this monograph is essential reading for anybody involved with this devastating condition, and indeed for those involved with any form of muscular dystrophy, whether in the clinic or in the laboratory. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the archetypal dystrophy. It is because the clinical course is so stereotyped that it was the first of the dystrophies to be defined clearly, over a century ago. The historical journey from the first clinical descriptions to our present state of knowledge forms the …