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- Duchenne muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia
Duchenne muscular dystrophy causes progressive muscle weakness due to muscle fiber disarray, death, and replacement with connective tissue or fat [3] The voluntary muscles are affected first, especially those of the hips, pelvic area, thighs, calves
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) - Cleveland Clinic
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a condition that causes skeletal and heart muscle weakness that quickly gets worse with time Symptoms usually begin by the age of 6 years, and the condition mainly affects boys There’s currently no cure, so treatment involves managing symptoms and improving quality of life
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) - Diseases | Muscular . . .
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due to the alterations of a protein called dystrophin that helps keep muscle cells intact DMD is one of four conditions known as dystrophinopathies
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most severe forms of inherited muscular dystrophies It is the most common hereditary neuromuscular disease and does not exhibit a predilection for any race or ethnic group
- Understanding Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) | Duchenne. com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare, genetic condition that is characterized by progressive muscle damage and weakness Sometimes shortened to DMD or Duchenne, this rare disease is caused by a genetic mutation that prevents the body from producing a protein called dystrophin
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a genetic problem in producing dystrophin, a protein that protects muscle fibers from breaking down when exposed to enzymes Duchenne muscular dystrophy mostly affects boys and occurs in one in 3,500 to 5,000 newborns
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and . . . - WebMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common type It’s caused by flaws in the gene that controls how the body keeps muscles healthy The disease almost always affects boys, and symptoms
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