Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne 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.

they both involve mutations in which fat replaces normal tissue

Treatment of muscular dystrophy is mainly directed at preventing the complications of weakness, including decreased mobility and dexterity, contractures, scoliosis, heart defects, and respiratory insufficiency

it causes many things to change in your body,for instance i have this disease and it caused my to not have straight arms aswell as my stomach going curved and makes my back not straight aswell ,which brings my stomach forth and not back which is sometimes kind ofembaresing considering that i walk like a pregnant woman

Muscular dytrophy is not spread it is heriditary.

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males have only one copy of the X chromosome.

Yes, Muscular Dystrophy is very painful. Muscle spasms so bad that it can curl you up, or curl you in the wrong positions, then after the hours of spasming, your muscles feel like a pulled or strained muscle, painful to even be touched. Strong muscle relaxants are used, often even put into a pump that injects them into the spine continuously.

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primarily affects the skeletal muscles and the muscles of the heart.

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

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There is no cure. Treatments may include braces or wheelchairs, pacemakers, and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. The medications mexiletine or carbamazepine are occasionally helpful. Pain if it occurs may be treated with tricyclic antidepressants and nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

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The body systems that are affected by muscular dystrophy include the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system. Many organs are also affected by this genetic disorder.

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In the mild form, persons usually develop cataracts and experience mild muscle tone dysfunction (myotonia). They normally do not experience clinical manifestations until they reach 20 years of age

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a dystrophinopathy, is normally associated with both Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies. Dystrophinopathy literally means "abnormal development disease" generally related to muscular development in pediatrics.

First of all, it matters what type of MD you have, but generally since the disease weakens your muscles to the diaphragm, intercostal muscles and other muscles involved in breathing begin to die, and make breathing harder and harder.

2,000,000 people globally

This is exactly how DMD is transmitted: the defect resides on the X chromosome. Women have 2 X chromosomes, so even if one of the X chromosomes has the DMD trait, the other X chromsome does not and they never get DMD.

This is why boys exclusively get Duchenne - they have only one X chromosome.

So if a woman carries the Duchenne trait, there is a 50% chance that she will pass DMD to her male offspring. Similarly, there's a 50% chance that her daughters will become carriers like her.