Inherited genetic condition
Muscles weaken which leads to disability
Progressive condition and worsens over time
Duchenne is the most common and the most severe
Inherited on the female faulty gene and passed only to male offspring
Genetic mutation on the X chromosome preventing the body from producing the muscle protein dystrophin.
Caused by changes in the genes responsible for the structure and functioning of a persons muscles.
This causes changes to muscle fibres that interfere with their ability to function.
1 in 3500 boys in the U.K.
Usually diagnosed around 5 years
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