
Duchenne muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is extremely rare in females (about 1 in 50,000,000 female births). [6] It can occur in females with an affected father and a carrier mother, in those who are …
Diseases - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive, genetic (X-linked recessive) neuromuscular disorder caused by mutations to the DMD gene, resulting in the dysfunction or …
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): What It Is & Symptoms
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a condition that causes skeletal and heart muscle weakness that quickly gets worse with time. Symptoms usually begin by age 6.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, is associated with the most severe clinical symptoms of all the muscular dystrophies. It is caused by a genetic mutation on one of the mother’s X …
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment - WebMD
Nov 4, 2025 · Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare muscle weakening disease that mostly affects boys. Learn about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and other parts of …
Duchenne muscular dystrophy | About the Disease | GARD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) affects the muscles, leading to muscle wasting that gets worse over time. DMD occurs primarily in males, though in rare cases may affect females. The …
What is Duchenne muscular dystrophy? - Parent Project MD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder characterized by the progressive loss of muscle. It is a multi-systemic condition, affecting many parts of the body, which results in …
What is Duchenne? What is Duchenne
Duchenne is classified under muscular dystrophies, genetic diseases marked by muscle weakness, with Duchenne being notably the most severe due to the absence of dystrophin, a …
Duchenne muscular dystrophy - Penn Medicine
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a defective gene for dystrophin (a protein in the muscles). However, it often occurs in people without a known family history of the condition. …
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