Muscular Dystrophy
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The term "muscular dystrophy" incorporates an assortment of hereditary disorders that lead to progressive, generalized disease of the muscle prompted by inadequate or missing glycoproteins in the muscle cell plasma membrane. Muscular dystrophy is a non-communicable disorder with abundant variations. Each has its pattern of inheritance, onset period, and the rate at which muscle is lost. Alterations in specific genes cause different representations of this disease[1].
The muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive muscular atrophy and weakness. In most varieties the muscles of the limb girdles—the pelvic and shoulder muscles—are involved[2].
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ LaPelusa A, Kentris M. Muscular Dystrophy. StatPearls [Internet]. 2020 Jul 21.Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560582/(accessed 24.2.2021)
- ↑ Britannica Muscular Dystrophy Available from: https://www.britannica.com/science/muscle-disease/The-muscular-dystrophies(accessed 24.2.2021)
