DMD and Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Elevated circulating myomiRs levels have been described in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a pathology characterized by the loss of dystrophin protein leading to cycles of degeneration and regeneration of the muscle tissue (Cacchiarelli et al., 2011; Zaharieva et al., 2013; Jeanson-Leh et al., 2014).