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- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy abstract "Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy, affecting around 1 in 3,600 boys, which results in muscle degeneration and eventual death. The disorder is caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene, the largest gene located on the human X chromosome, which codes for the protein dystrophin, an important structural component within muscle tissue that provides structural stability to the dystroglycan complex (DGC) of the cell membrane. While both sexes can carry the mutation, females rarely exhibit signs of the disease.Symptoms usually appear in male children before age 6 and may be visible in early infancy. Even though symptoms do not appear until early infancy, laboratory testing can identify children who carry the active mutation at birth. Progressive proximal muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis associated with a loss of muscle mass is observed first. Eventually this weakness spreads to the arms, neck, and other areas. Early signs may include pseudohypertrophy (enlargement of calf and deltoid muscles), low endurance, and difficulties in standing unaided or inability to ascend staircases. As the condition progresses, muscle tissue experiences wasting and is eventually replaced by fat and fibrotic tissue (fibrosis). By age 10, braces may be required to aid in walking but most patients are wheelchair dependent by age 12. Later symptoms may include abnormal bone development that lead to skeletal deformities, including curvature of the spine. Due to progressive deterioration of muscle, loss of movement occurs, eventually leading to paralysis. Intellectual impairment may or may not be present but if present, does not progressively worsen as the child ages. The average life expectancy for patients afflicted with DMD is around 25.".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy diseasesdb "3985".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy icd10 "G71.0".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy icd9 "359.1".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy medlineplus "000705".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy meshId "D020388".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy omim "310200".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy thumbnail Duchenne-muscular-dystrophy.jpg?width=300.
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- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy caption "Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells.".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy diseasesdb "3985".
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- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy icd "359.1".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy icd "G71.0".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy medlineplus "705".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy meshid "D020388".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy name "Duchenne muscular dystrophy".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy omim "310200".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy wordnet_type synset-disease-noun-1.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy subject Category:Muscular_dystrophy.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy subject Category:X-linked_recessive_disorders.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type Abstraction100002137.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type Attribute100024264.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type Condition113920835.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type Disease114070360.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type Disorder114052403.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type IllHealth114052046.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type Illness114061805.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type PathologicalState114051917.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type PhysicalCondition114034177.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type State100024720.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type X-linkedRecessiveDisorders.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type Disease.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type AilmentCondition.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy type Situation.
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy comment "Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy, affecting around 1 in 3,600 boys, which results in muscle degeneration and eventual death. The disorder is caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene, the largest gene located on the human X chromosome, which codes for the protein dystrophin, an important structural component within muscle tissue that provides structural stability to the dystroglycan complex (DGC) of the cell membrane.".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy label "Distrofia di Duchenne".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy label "Distrofia muscular de Duchenne".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy label "Duchenne muscular dystrophy".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy label "Dystrofia mięśniowa Duchenne'a".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy label "Muskeldystrophie Duchenne".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy label "Myopathie de Duchenne".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy label "Ziekte van Duchenne".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy label "الحثل العضلي الدوشيني".
- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy label "杜興氏肌肉營養不良症".
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- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy sameAs Dystrofia_mięśniowa_Duchenne'a.
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- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy depiction Duchenne-muscular-dystrophy.jpg.
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- Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy name "Duchenne muscular dystrophy".