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Bookmark or Share- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)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 (DMD): Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicDuchenne 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 children assigned male at birth. There’s currently no cure, so treatment involves managing symptoms and improving quality of life.
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Signs and Symptoms. Boys with DMD often have enlarged calf muscles. Weakness related to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) selectively affects the limb muscles close to the trunk before the ones far from it; the legs are affected before the arms.
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy | Johns Hopkins MedicineWhat You Need to Know. Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, is associated with the most severe clinical symptoms of all the muscular dystrophies. It is caused by a genetic mutation on one of the mother’s X chromosomes, and researchers have identified some of the affected genes.
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy | Nature Reviews Disease PrimersDuchenne muscular dystrophy is a severe, progressive, muscle-wasting disease that leads to difficulties with movement and, eventually, to the need for assisted ventilation and premature death....
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