A 31-year-old member asked:
What causes duchenne muscular dystrophy?
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Dr. Beth Howellanswered
Psychiatry 43 years experience
Hereditary: It is inherited because of a defective gene on the x chromosome (female sex chromosome). It is referred to as a "sex-linked recessive" inheritance pattern. Girls get two x chromosomes, and the healthy one overrules the unhealthy gene, preventing girls from contracting the disorder. Boys get an x and a y. If the x has the defective gene, there is no corresponding gene on the y to overrule it.
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Dr. Michael Amsteranswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Genetic disorder: Duchenne's muscular dystrophy is an x linked genetic disorder causing abnormalities of the muscle fiber and eventual degeneration.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
What are the tests for duchenne muscular dystrophy?
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Dr. Anatoly Belilovskyanswered
Pediatrics 36 years experience
Prenatally,: ...A dna based diagnosis is possible:
http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc1715396/.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
What are medications for duchenne muscular dystrophy?
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Dr. Kathryn Mosheranswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Steroids: Currently the mainstay of therapy for duchenne is still steroids. Steroids slow the progression of the disease but are not a cure. There are many promising therapies being tested, but so far no others available at this time. For more information visit mda.Org or duchenneconnect.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Could you explain what is duchenne muscular dystrophy?
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Dr. Cornelia Franzanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
See link below: "duchenne results in progressive loss of strength and is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes for dystrophin. Because dystrophin is absent, the muscle cells are easily damaged. The progressive muscle weakness leads to serious medical problems, particularly issues relating to the heart and lungs." - see more at: http://www.Parentprojectmd.Org/site/pageserver?Pagename=understand_about#sthas.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
What is duchenne muscular dystrophy, where does it strike most?
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Dr. Dennis Gianninianswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 37 years experience
Young boys: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a recessive x-linked form of muscular dystrophy, affecting around 1 in 3, 600 boys, which results in muscle degeneration. Approximately 14, 000 americans suffer from dmd.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What is duchenne muscular dystrophy?
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Dr. Jonathan Dissinanswered
Neurology 40 years experience
X-Linked Reces. MD: Duchenne dystrophy is inherited as an x-linked recessive trait, carried in women. It affects about 1in 3500 male births with no geographic/ethnic variation. About 1/3 of the cases are caused by new mutations, the others are familial. Diagnosis is usually evident from clinical features. The abnormality is in the cytoskeletal protein dystrophin. It is unclear why the lack of dystrophin ->findings.
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