Muscular Dystrophy / Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Creator: Dr. Varshini Jayaraman
Keywords: Muscular dystrophy, genetic disorder, muscle, muscle weakness, muscle wasting, muscle growth, muscular dystrophy types, muscular dystrophy symptoms, muscular dystrophy severity, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), myotonic dystrophy.

Written by - Dr. Varshini Jayaraman, Ph.D.

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Ramya Ananthakrishnan, MD

Last Updated on Apr 30, 2016

Muscular Dystrophy - Overview

Muscular dystrophy is the collective term used to represent genetic disorders characterized by progressive weakening of muscles and wasting of muscle tissue. The term dys refers to abnormal and trophy represents growth. The term muscular dystrophy refers to inadequate/defective growth of the muscle.

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

Published on Apr 01, 2008
Last Updated on Apr 30, 2016

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