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    Duchesne muscular dystrophy

    Introduction The hereditary disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which predominantly affects the muscles and causes muscle weakness and eventually loss of muscle function, is severe and progressive. It is one of the most prevalent and disabling types of muscular dystrophy, generally detected in young boys. DMD is named for the 19th-century French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne, who initially identified the disorder. Mutations in the DMD gene, which is found on the X chromosome and encodes the protein dystrophin, which is crucial for the integrity of muscle cells, are the root cause of this genetic condition. Muscle fibers are more easily injured…