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== Introduction == | |||
It is one of more than 20 types of muscular dystrophy. All the muscular dystrophies are caused by faults in genes (the units of inheritance that parents pass on to their children) and they cause progressive muscle weakness because muscle cells break down and are gradually lost. The Duchenne type affects only boys (with extremely rare exceptions) and a problem in this gene is known to result in a defect in a single important protein in muscle fibres called dystrophin. It is named after Dr Duchenne de Boulogne who worked in Paris in the mid-19th century who was one of the first people to study the muscular dystrophies. | |||
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== Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> == | == Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> == | ||
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== Resources <br> == | == Resources <br> == | ||
[http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org/assets/0000/7782/Duchenne_MD.pdf Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Factsheet](pdf) | |||
[http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422%2809%2970271-6/fulltext Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 1: diagnosis, and pharmacological and psychosocial management]<br> | |||
[http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422%2809%2970272-8/fulltext Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 2: implementation of multidisciplinary care].<br> | |||
== Case Studies == | == Case Studies == | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
It is one of more than 20 types of muscular dystrophy. All the muscular dystrophies are caused by faults in genes (the units of inheritance that parents pass on to their children) and they cause progressive muscle weakness because muscle cells break down and are gradually lost. The Duchenne type affects only boys (with extremely rare exceptions) and a problem in this gene is known to result in a defect in a single important protein in muscle fibres called dystrophin. It is named after Dr Duchenne de Boulogne who worked in Paris in the mid-19th century who was one of the first people to study the muscular dystrophies.
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