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What Is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?
What Is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy:
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive disease related to the body's muscles.
- People with this condition gradually develop skeletal muscle weakness and loss of muscle mass due to interference in the formation of muscle proteins.
- The mutation for Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutations occurs in the X chromosome of the mother which generally affects the male progeny.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy:
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive disease related to the body's muscles.
- People with this condition gradually develop skeletal muscle weakness and loss of muscle mass due to interference in the formation of muscle proteins.
- The mutation for Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutations occurs in the X chromosome of the mother which generally affects the male progeny.
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