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Why is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy considered a genetic disorder? |
Someone close to me has this disease, but i can't find anywhere why it's considered genetic. Could someone please help me out? DMD is caused a mutation in the gene for dystrophin, which is located on the X chromosome. Becker muscular dystrophy is also caused by mutations in the same gene, but it is considered milder than DMD. The type of mutation determines if the personal will have DMD or BMD. Go the Muscular Dystrophy Association website to learn more about it (www.mda.org). . It usually affects only males, but in rare cases it can also affect females. It is an X-linked recessive inherited disease. This disorder is in herited from your family, that is all that makes it genetic. |
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