Also, NT-proBNP was not associated with the presence of DCM in BMD patients separately (OR = 1.9 (95% C.I. 0.40-9.11, p 0.42) or carriers (OR = 2.26, 95% C.I. 0.40-9.75, p 0.40). Here, NPPB is linked to familial dilated cardiomyopathy.