Muscular Dystrophy - Overview
Muscular dystrophy is the collective term used to represent genetic disorders characterized by progressive weakening of muscles and wasting of
Several forms of muscular dystrophy exist, that differ on the basis of clinical symptoms, disease severity and the way in which the disease is transmitted form one generation to the other.
The three most important forms of muscular dystrophy include:
- Duchenne Muscular dystrophy (DMD)
- Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy,
- Myotonic Dystrophy
- Basic Human Genetics - Elaine Johansen Mange & Arthur P. Mange
- Medical Genetics - Lynn B. Jorde, John C. Carey, Raymond L. White
- Muscular Dystrophy - (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/musculardystrophy.html)
- Muscular Dystrophy Information Page - (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/md/md.htm)
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