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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.
What is mixed muscular dystrophy?
Mixed Muscular Dystrophy is a rapid progression form of Muscular Dystrophy. This normally occurs to people between the ages of 30 and 50 and death normally occurs within 5 years.
Which type of disorder is muscular dystrophy?
Muscular dystrophy is a type of genetic disorder. The disorder weakens the muscles until they can no longer move. People with this disorder do not produce a protein needed for healthy muscles.
What are some statistics about muscular dystrophy?
1 in every 3,500 to 5,000 people in the u.s. get diagnosed
Famous people with duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Darius Weems
Can people with muscular dystrophy have healthy children?
Genetic counseling is advised when there is a family history of muscular dystrophy. Women may have no symptoms but still carry the gene for the disorder. Duchenne muscular dystrophy can be detected with about 95% accuracy by genetic studies performed during pregnancy. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001190.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_dystrophy
How does muscular dystrophy affect people?
MD is a genetic disorder that destroys muscles that help the body move.
How many people have duchenne muscular dystrophy disease?
Around 12% of males die from Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy
What is wasting away or deterioration of muscle?
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How many people die from muscular dystrophy each year?
I am not sure exactaly but i hear 1 out of 2 boys are diagnost
Does duchenne muscular dystrophy affect certain groups of people more than others?
It effects only males. Women are carriers
How do I get the word out to famous celebrities that there is a need for people to be informed and involved about Muscular Dystrophy?
You get it out by posting at a well known site such as myspace.com and maybe facebook.com .
