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Which chromosome number does muscular dystrophy affect?
8 and 13
Is muscular dystrophy and duchenne muscular dystrophy the same?
Muscular dystrophy can appear in infancy up to middle age or later, and its form and severity are determined in part by the age at which it occurs. Some types of muscular dystrophy affect only males; some people with MD enjoy a normal life span with mild symptoms that progress very slowly; others experience swift and severe muscle weakness and wasting, dying in their late teens to early 20s.
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.
Describe two condtions that affect the muscular system?
Two conditionsa that affect the muscular system: Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy (DMD) and Myotonic Mucsle Dystrophy (MMD). DMD is the most common childhood form of muscular dystrophies while MMD is the most common adult form of muscular dystrophies.
When was Muscular Dystrophy Association created?
Muscular Dystrophy Association was created in 1950.
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.
What parts of the body muscular dystrophy affect?
primarily affects the skeletal muscles and the muscles of the heart.
When was Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Trailblazers created?
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Trailblazers was created in 2008.
When was Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation created?
Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation was created in 1958.
What is the most common and most severe type of muscular dystrophy in children?
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The form of muscular dystrophy in which survival is rarely beyond the late twenties?
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
