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Feb 1, 2010 · Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited muscle diseases that cause progressive muscle weakness. The most common type is Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which affects boys and causes muscle degeneration and weakness starting in early childhood. Signs include difficulty walking and muscle loss.
Jul 4, 2015 · Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness. The most common type is Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is caused by a lack of the muscle protein dystrophin.
Jul 24, 2014 · Muscular dystrophy is a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue. The document discusses several types of muscular dystrophy including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, ...
This document discusses muscular dystrophy (MD), a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. It describes the most common types of MD like Duchenne and Becker, which involve dystrophin gene mutations.
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Dec 7, 2023 · Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause muscle wasting and loss of muscle function. This article discusses the most common form, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, as well as other musculoskeletal conditions such as acute osteomyelitis, osteoporosis, osteomalacia and rickets,...
Inheritance Prevalence Symptoms Treatments Topics covered in this PowerPoint include an introduction to a form of muscular dystrophy known as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and a brief review of inheritance, prevalence, symptoms, and treatment of DMD.
Sep 2, 2012 · Muscular Dystrophy affects muscular strength and action, some of which first become obvious in infancy, and others which develop in adolescence or young adulthood. The syndromes are marked by either generalized or localized muscle weakness, difficulties with walking or maintaining posture, muscle spasms, and in some instances, neurological ...
Dec 20, 2019 · Definition “muscular dystrophy” (MD) describes a group of primary genetic disorders of muscle that often have a distinctive and recognizable clinical phenotype, accompanied by characteristic, but frequently not pathognemonic, pathological features.
Jul 14, 2020 · The document discusses several types of muscular dystrophy including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, distal muscular dystrophy, congenital muscular dystrophy, and myotonic muscular dystrophy.
