Muscular dystrophy
The purpose of this website is to educate the class on the disease of muscular dystrophy and the ways that is affects the body and the individual
The purpose of this website is to educate the class on the disease of muscular dystrophy and the ways that is affects the body and the individual
Muscular Dystrophy is the deterioration of muscle fibers and causes weakness. Within this disease there are two main types that will be discussed throughout this website, the types are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Becker Muscular Dystophy (BMD).
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy:
Most common form of MD and primarily affects boys. It is caused by the absence of dystrophin, a protein involved in maintaining the integrity of muscle. Onset is between 3 and 5 years and the disorder progresses rapidly. Most boys are unable to walk by age 12, and later need a respirator to breathe. Girls in these families have a 50 percent chance of inheriting and passing the defective gene to their children. (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/md/md.htm)
Becker Muscular Dystrophy:
Caused by the same means as Duchenne, but in a much milder form, where the individual has faulty or not enough dystrophin.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy:
Most common form of MD and primarily affects boys. It is caused by the absence of dystrophin, a protein involved in maintaining the integrity of muscle. Onset is between 3 and 5 years and the disorder progresses rapidly. Most boys are unable to walk by age 12, and later need a respirator to breathe. Girls in these families have a 50 percent chance of inheriting and passing the defective gene to their children. (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/md/md.htm)
Becker Muscular Dystrophy:
Caused by the same means as Duchenne, but in a much milder form, where the individual has faulty or not enough dystrophin.