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Duchenne muscular dystrophy inheirited recessively meaning it is not passed nessicerially every generation. DMD is recessive it explain why boys commonly get it, affeted fathers pass it on to 50% of daughters and none of his sons assuming the mother is normal. The daughters aren't affected by the disease but they passes it on to 50% own sons and none of there daughters assuming the father is normal.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, it's inherited. Chromosome wise, it's an X-linked recessive trait.
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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.
Is muscular dystrophy capitalized?
yea bcuz muscular dystrophy is the name of the disease and therefore is a proper noun
Who is affected by muscular dystrophy?
Someone whose parent is a carrier of the gene; because the gene is on the X chromosome which is inherited by your mother it would most likely be from her.
Why is Duchenne muscular dystrophy also known as pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy?
calves will begin to swell, though with fibrous tissue rather than with muscle, and feel firm and rubbery; this condition gives DMD one of its alternate names, pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy
What is the missing molecule in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Dystrophin.
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.
Who is more affected with muscular dystrophy?
the answer is anyone can get musclar dsytrophy
What is an illness condition related to the muscular system?
Muscular dystrophy is one. It is typically an inherited disorder that causes degeneration of the skeletal muscles.
What are facts about muscular dystrophy?
Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited disorders that involve http://wiki.answers.com/pubmedhealth/n/pmh_adam/A003174/and loss of muscle tissue, which get worse over time.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002172/
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.
When was Muscular Dystrophy Association created?
Muscular Dystrophy Association was created in 1950.
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.
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
What are goals of rehabilitation for someone with muscular dystrophy?
what are the goals fo rehabilitation for someone with muscular dystrophy
