Duchenne Muscular Dystrophies (DMD)
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the commonest of all muscular dystrophies due to defects in the X chromosome. Xp21 on X chromosome 1: 3500 male birth X-Linked recessive transmission; So only in BOYS (or in girls with sex chromosome disorder) Failure to code in the dystrophin gene Dystrophin gene: Required for the stability of cell […]
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