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  • D.M.D.
    D.M.D.
    abbreviation
    Doctor of Dental Medicine.
  • DMD
    DMD
    abbreviation
    Duchenne muscular dystrophy

D.M.D.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Dental Medicine.


DMD British  

abbreviation

  1. Duchenne muscular dystrophy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of D.M.D.

< New Latin Dentāriae Medicīnae Doctor or Doctor Medicīnae Dentālis

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But for Dyne, Matteis believes the deal for Avidity is “highly validating,” as it corroborates the expected value of muscle-delivery technology and the attractiveness of the markets for even rare diseases like DMD.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Matteis noted, however, that Dyne has data on its DMD treatment coming out by the end of the year that will be presented to regulatory agencies that he believes are supported by strong trial results.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Therefore, studying how they respond to pheromones such as DMD could have enormous agricultural significance.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

There’s hope that CRISPR-based DMD gene therapies can eventually sidestep the AAV issue.

From Science Magazine • May 23, 2023

In the case of DMD a minimum of 100 patients are needed over the course of about 18 months to get statistically significant results relating to the effectiveness of a new drug.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2023

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