A 41-year-old member asked:
what is duchenne muscular dystrophy?
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Dr. Jonathan Dissin answered
Neurology 39 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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A 38-year-old member asked:
What are medications for duchenne muscular dystrophy?
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Dr. Kathryn Mosher answered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 20 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 41-year-old member asked:
How genetically is duchenne muscular dystrophy is transmitted?
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Dr. Christopher Abel answered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
X linked recessive: So it only shows up in males. Females can carry the gene and pass it on to their sons.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
How does one acquire duchenne muscular dystrophy?
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Dr. William Goldie answered
Pediatric Neurology 48 years experience
Bad genes: Duchenne type of muscular dystrophy is located on the x chromosome and is found in males. There are specific genetic tests that describe the disorder in detail. Women are carriers, and boys develop symptoms during early childhood. In utero testing is available. There is no cure, but early detection and possible use of steroids with appropriate therapy may modify the course.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Where does duchenne muscular dystrophy usually appear?
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Dr. Djamchid Lotfi answered
Neurology 58 years experience
Proximal muscles: Like most muscle diseases the proximal muscles are affected first duchenne is a sex linked congenital muscle disorder affecting boys and usually is symptomatic by the age of two.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What causes duchenne muscular dystrophy?
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Dr. Beth Howell answered
Psychiatry 42 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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