What´s Muscular Dystrophy?

Muscular Dystrophy,the progressive loss and weakness of muscle,is a muscular disorder first described in the 1860’s by a french neurologist .The term Muscular Dystrophy encompasses any type of dystrophy of muscles,about nine different types.The most common type is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which makes up approximately half of muscular dystrophy cases. Muscular Dystrophy is most present in boys,but girls may also carry the gene,although they usually show no symptoms.In 2007, it was revealed that 1 in 3500 males aged 5 to 25 are diagnosed with muscular dystrophy with symptoms emerging,on average, at two and a half years of age. This disorder is believed to be caused by a genetic mutation,the lack of dystrophin and creatin which protect muscle