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Duchenne muscular dystrophy may be caused due to a inherited genetic disorder. The dystrophin gene lives on a chromosome called the X chromosome (like houses on a street, chromosomes= street and Genes = houses).

According to the gene calculations/relations, boys has the X and Y chromosomes while a girl has two X chromosomes. Boys mostly have duchenne muscular dystrophy because if the X chromosome is abnormal, they do not have another X chromosomes to compensate for the faulty one.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by the lack of the dystrophin. This gene (dystrophin) ensures that the muscles perform in the manner it is suppose to, but without the dystrophin gene, muscles tend to waste and slowly deteriorate. The dystrophin gene is an important protein muscle, it acts as glue that holds muscles together and it is carried/located on the X- chromosome.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is not always inherited from the parents, duchenne can occur in a child; without having a family history of duchenne. In some cases during the copying process, the cells make a mistake and one of the genes has a faulty part