Neither markers of presomitic mesoderm cells (e.g. FGF8) and neural plate cells (e.g. FOXD3) nor markers of sclerotome (e.g. PAX1) and dermatome (e.g. EGFL6) were up‐regulated (TableS5) in both healthy and DMD cells. Here, FGF8 is linked to Duchenne muscular dystrophy.