About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic muscular disorder that affects many of the body’s functioning systems, including muscular, endocrine, urinary, pulmonary, digestive, respiratory, nervous, circulatory, skeletal, reproductive, etc. Duchenne primarily presents in males between the ages of 2 to 5 years old, and presents with early loss of ambulation, such as walking and upper extremity function, and, ultimately, heart failure.

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