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What is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?

• Last Edited: 22 Jun 2009
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne) is a severe recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy characterized by rapid progression of muscle degeneration, eventually leading to paralysis and earl...

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Duchenne Information

• Last Edited: 26 Jul 2009
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The muscular dystrophies are an inherited group of progressive myopathic disorders resulting from defects in a number of genes required for normal muscle function 1 . The Duchenne and Becker muscu...

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