Duchenne muscular dystrophy Sentence Examples
duchenne muscular dystrophy
A boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy usually begins to show symptoms as a preschooler.
Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD)-A type of muscular dystrophy that affects older boys and men and usually follows a milder course than Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Both Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy are caused by flaws in the gene that tells the body how to make this protein.
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