Muscular dystrophy is caused by defects in certain genes, with type determined by the abnormal gene. In 1986, researchers discovered the gene that, when defective or flawed, causes Duchenne ...

Without functional dystrophin to support muscle strength and stability, muscle fibers are easily damaged. Duchenne muscular dystrophy results from mutations in the DMD gene that encodes the dystrophin ...

Most children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will need a wheelchair to get around by the time they're teenagers. The disease also damages the heart and the muscles needed to breathe, which can ...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a rare progressive disorder. People with DMD are missing muscle-protecting protein. This is due to a fault in the gene producing dystrophin. Muscles to become ...