Guide to Muscular Dystrophy

uma Tanaka, center, his mother and Lt j g Matt Delgado pose for a photo after completing a tour of a P-3C Orion during a flight-line tour at Kadena Air Base Muscular dystrophy is a genetic condition caused by defective muscular function at the level of the muscles. It results in early normal development followed by progressive muscle weakness and loss of ambulation in the later stages of life. This guide is a collection of articles on this condition. It includes a lot of information about the condition as well as treatments for it. Also included are strategies that can be used by parents and teachers. People with muscular dystrophy have normal intelligence and have the same dreams, thoughts and emotions like others around them. Thus, the aim of all interventions is to enable them to have the highest possible level of function.

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Muscular Dystrophy: What Is It?

Muscular Dystrophy refers to a group of disorders in which the muscle cells get damaged and die. This article gives a brief description of the types, prognosis and signs and symptoms...

Dystrophin Gene Mutation - Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy and Becker's Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne's and Becker's muscular dystropy are inherited diseases characterized by progressive muscle wasting. They are caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. Recent advances...

Basic Facts about Becker Muscular Dystrophy

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is an X-linked recessive disease. In common with some other (but not all) muscular dystrophies it is an inherited genetic mutation of the dystrophin gene...

Dystrophin Gene Mutation - Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy and Becker's Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne's and Becker's muscular dystropy are inherited diseases characterized by progressive muscle wasting. They are caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. Recent advances in research on...

Aldolase Blood Test

Aldolase is an enzyme that is responsible for speeding up the conversion of glucose into energy. The aldolase blood test is used in the management of muscular dystrophy and other medical conditions that...

CPK Blood Test: Diagnosing Muscle Damage

The CPK blood test is a laboratory test that measures creatine phosphokinase (CPK), which is one of the enzymes found in the brain, heart, and skeletal muscles. This is a useful test for helping...

The Genetics of Muscle Disease

What is a genetic muscle disease? Here we will answer this question and also provide other important information....

Genetically Enhanced Humans: A Possible Future

Genetically enhanced humans may sound like something out of science fiction but it may be closer to science fact than most of us would imagine. Consider the possibilities and the moral...

Aldolase Blood Test

Aldolase is an enzyme that is responsible for speeding up the conversion of glucose into energy. The aldolase blood test is used in the management of muscular dystrophy and other medical...