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Abstract
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most frequent muscular dystrophy in children, segregating as an X-linked recessive trait, in which the dystrophin gene is mutated. As a result, there is a progressive degeneration of skeletal muscles. Metabolic syndrome, in turn, is determined from risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as dyslipidemia, abnormal glucose regulation, central …