2. Characteristics of the disease
S The disease attacks the muscular tissue and
degenerates it.
S Its incidence is about 1 in 3,600 boys, girls are mostly
carriers
S Some symptoms are: awkward walking, fatigue,
frequent falls, difficulties with motor skill, and
difficulties while breading, this symptoms usually
appear at the age of 5 in males
S DMD has an incidence of 1 in 4,000 male babies
S The disease is usually inherited in the genes
S With medical care the boy can live to his 30s
3. S There is no cure for this
disease yet
Treatment S Decrease muscular
s degenerations using
steroids, to extend the
life of the person.
S The patient should visit
the physiotherapist, and
occupational therapists
often, for about every 4
moths
S And visit your doctor for
about every 6 moths, so
that they can make
decisions for the
treatment theyare going
to apply.
4. Genetic Part of DMD
S The allele for this disease is located in the X
chromosome
S This disease is most likely to be inherited by
males rather than females, because for the
male if the allele is present in X chromosome
he is affected, but girls have to have the
allele present in each X chromosome.
S Its is most like like that the boy has a 50, 50
change of be affected with a the disease or
not and girls have a 50 ,50 change of either
caring the disease or not accruing it.
S This disease is a sex-linked recessive
disease ,because some of the girls carry this
allele as recessive and later can be brought
by her and his children
5. Bibliography
S http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy#Symptoms
S http://www.muscular-
dystrophy.org/about_muscular_dystrophy/conditions/97_duchenne_musc
ular_dystrophy
S http://www.muscular-
dystrophy.org/about_muscular_dystrophy/conditions/97_duchenne_musc
ular_dystrophy
S http://www.genome.gov/19518854
