Duchenne's muscular dystrophy is a progressively debilitating disorder without an established treatment. Oxandrolone (Oxandrin) is an anabolic steroid. Because of its unique structure with an oxygen in the C2 position of the A ring, the drug has proven efficacy for stimulating protein anabolism with minimal masculinizing properties and negligible systemic toxicity. The participants with be DMD boys ages 5-10 years.
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