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Jerald Orn
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∙ 14y agoDuchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a nonsence mutation in the dystrophin gene on the x-chromosome, this type mutation that occuurs in duchenne is what sets it apart from beckers or any other dystrophy. a nonsence mutation is a point mutation(additon or sutraction of a nucleotide in an exon) which causes the gene for dystrophin to be read half way which in turn causes muscle wasting.
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∙ 11y agoIt is only found in boys.
There are six different kinds of this illness
and this is caused by a lack of dystrophin in the muscles
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Is Muscular dystrophy fatal?
There are many types of MD. If the diagnosis is Duchennes MD, death usually occurs in the late teens, early twenties.
Is muscular dystrophy capitalized?
yea bcuz muscular dystrophy is the name of the disease and therefore is a proper noun
What is an noninfectious disease of the muscles?
muscular dystrophy
What is one disease that affects the muscular system?
Muscular Dystrophy
What is an important congential muscular disease that results in the degeneration of the skeletal muscles by young adulthood called?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
What is an infectionus disease cholera cystic fibrosis or muscular dystrophy?
Cholera.
Is muscular dystrophic infectious?
I believe you are referring to muscular dystrophy, this is a inherited degenerative muscular disease, and can only be inherited from parents.There are a number of types of muscular dystrophy but this along with all other inherited diseases are not infections.
What is the name of the disease in which a person sleeps with open eyes?
It could be facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
How does muscular dystrophy progress?
Muscular dytrophy is not spread it is heriditary.
How does muscular dystrophy disrupt homeostasis?
The muscular Dystrophy do not maintain homeostasis.
What is a disease that attacks the muscular system?
In general diseases that attack the muscles are called myopathies. Muscular dystrophy would be one example.
What are the two disorders of the muscular system?
There are many disorders that affect the muscular system. Two that may be best known are muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's disease.
