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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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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the leading inherited cause of infant death. However, the
rapidly evolving landscape of therapeutic options is dramatically changing the natural history …

Background Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a chronic, neuromuscular disease characterized
by degeneration of spinal cord motor neurons, resulting in progressive muscular atrophy …