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Muscular Dystrophy Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Gene Abnormality
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The muscular dystrophies are genetic conditions, meaning they are caused by alterations in genes. Genes, which are linked together on chromosomes , have two functions; they code for the production of proteins, and they are the material of inherita...
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Several of the muscular dystrophies, including DMD, BMD, CMD, and most forms of LGMD, are due to defects in the genes for a complex of muscle proteins. This complex spans the muscle cell membrane to unite a fibrous network on the interior of the c...
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All of the muscular dystrophies are marked by muscle weakness as the major symptom. The distribution of symptoms, age of onset, and progression are significantly different. Pain is sometimes a symptom of each, usually due to the effects of weaknes...
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Several of the muscular dystrophies, including DMD, BMD, CMD, and most forms of LGMD, are due to defects in the genes for a complex of muscle proteins. This complex spans the muscle cell membrane to unite a fibrous network on the interior of the c...
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All types of muscular dystrophy are inherited. They are caused by a defect in one or more of the genes that control muscle structure and function. Some types are inherited as a dominant gene abnormality, while others are inherited as a recessive g...
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The muscular dystrophies are genetic conditions, meaning they are caused by alterations in genes. Genes, which are linked together on chromosomes, have two functions; they code for the production of proteins, and they are the material of inheritan...
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Genetics is the study of heredity, the process in which a parent passes certain genes onto their children. A person's appearance - height, hair color, skin color, and eye color - are determined by genes. Other characteristics affected by heredity:...
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