Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy General Description What is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and where does it come from? Firstly‚ it is a kind of muscle dystrophy. The word dystrophy refers to when an organ or tissue wastes away. A muscle dystrophy is a group of many inherited disorders that cause loss of muscle tissue and weakness in muscles. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness caused by a defective gene for dystrophin‚ a protein
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The reason for the request: Ethan and Joshua are brothers that suffer from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Feel free to go to the official MDA website‚ click on diseases link then DMD https://www.mda.org/disease/list to learn more about this debilitating‚ crippling and life threatening disease. As you can imagine‚ even with Medicaid & SSI caring for two boys with these needs can be tremendous and overwhelming. Unfortunately‚ when they want things they mostly go without said thing‚ sometimes even
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Muscular dystrophy GCU SPE 358 With Duchenne muscular dystrophy‚ individuals experience a decline in dexterity and gross motor skills as the condition progresses. As muscles atrophy‚ compensation for lack of strength and dexterity may include modified handles or grips and adapted utensils and the use of a motorized wheelchair. (Heller‚ Forney‚ Alberto‚ Best‚ & Schwartzman‚ 2009.) The individual and instructor will work with the special education team and therapists for compensatory positioning
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what is muscular dystrophy The muscular dystrophies are a group a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles which control movement. The muscles of the heart and some other involuntary muscles are also affected in some forms of muscular dystrophy‚ and a few forms involve other organs as well. History of muscular dystrophy Children’s Hospital Boston has a long history of conducting innovative research on muscular dystrophy
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an early age may be due to Muscular Dystrophy‚ also called (MD). Muscular dystrophy is a genetic mishap that weakens the body’s muscles. There is no single disease called muscular dystrophy. Muscular Dystrophy refers to a group of more than 30 inherited diseases. These diseases affect the voluntary or skeletal muscles‚ which control the movements of legs‚ arms‚ and other limbs. Some organs‚ such as the heart and the gut‚ are also affected by the disease. Muscular Dystrophy can prevent the movement
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Muscular Dystrophy (APA style) Abstract Overview Muscular dystrophy‚ MD‚ is a group of inherited muscle diseases that weaken the muscles that help the body move (Clark‚ 1995). There are nine major forms of MD. These are Myotonic‚ Duchenne‚ Becker‚ Limb-girdle‚ Facioscapulohumeral‚ Congenital‚ Oculopharyngeal‚ Distal‚ and Emery-Dreifuss (Wikipedia contributors‚ 2009). The type of disease is based on a few factors which are as follows: when in a person’s life MD appears‚ the degree to which
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Muscular Dystrophy is a disorder that is passed down through families‚ and can occur in both adulthood‚ and childhood. There are multiple types of Muscular Dystrophy such as Becker MD‚ Duchenne MD(deadly)‚ Emery-Deifuss MD‚ Facioscapulohumeral MD‚ Limb-Girdle MD‚ Myotonia MD‚ Mytonic MD etc.. Symptoms related to muscular dystrophy inlcue muscle weakness(slowly gets worse over time)‚ delayed development to muscle motor skills‚ loss of strength in a muslce/group of muscles‚ loss in muscle size‚ difficulty
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Science Report Genetic Disorders- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Description of disorder‚ symptoms and chance of survival Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder that causes 1 out of 3500 males’ voluntary muscles that control their body’s movement to progressively weaken and waste due to a lack of dystrophin. Dystrophyn is an important muscle protein which is produced in a gene in the X chromosome. Hence‚ it is a sex linked disorder that affects only boys. The boy‚ if he inherits
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Definition • Muscular Dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness & a loss of muscle mass • In MD‚ abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle • There are many different kinds of Muscular Dystrophy • Symptoms of the most common variety begin in childhood‚ primarily in boys • Other types don’t surface until adulthood Definition Cont… • Some people who have MD will eventually lose the ability to walk • Some may have trouble
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Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy is a general term for a number of hereditary‚ degenerative disorders affecting skeletal muscles‚ and often other organs. It is a genetic disease that causes constant degeneration of the muscles. There are over 30 kinds of Muscular Dystrophy. Some forms of Muscular Dystrophy affect involuntary organs like the heart. This muscular disease can be seen in during infancy or may not be known until much later on in life. Muscular Dystrophy is different for each person
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