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Symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

   

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    Human Effect Matrix

    The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies (excluding animal/petri-dish studies) to tell you what what supplements affect Symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
    GradeLevel of Evidence
    ARobust research conducted with repeated double blind clinical trials
    BMultiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled
    CSingle double blind study or multiple cohort studies
    DUncontrolled or observational studies only
    Level of Evidence
    		SupplementChange
    		Magnitude of Effect Size
    		Scientific ConsensusComments
    CCreatine

    Notable

    Preliminary evidence suggests that the improvement in symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy are quite notable, with more evidence required to assess reliability.

    CGlutamine

    Ineffective

    Glutamine has failed to be of benefit to symptoms associated with Duchenne muscle dystrophy

    Scientific Support & Reference Citations

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