The results showed that eight proteins (ATP6AP2, RELB, CTSS, VIM, H6PD, PTCD3, STAT1, and TNFRSF1B) presented the best diagnostic value for differentiating the patients with DMD from healthy controls (AUC > 0.8) (Figure 11B). This evidence concerns the gene ATP6AP2 and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.