ARTICLES Signs and symptoms of Duchenne …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) are X-linked recessive disorders caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. It has long been known that carriers of DMD may also have symptoms of the disease. A summary of all case reports until 1970 was reported by Penn and c o l l e a g u e s .1 The clinical picture of ... ................
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