Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is an inherited neuromuscular disorder. It is a genetic condition which affects the muscles and cause progressive muscle weakness. It is a serious condition which starts in early childhood and leads to weakness of muscle which is not noticeable at birth, even though the child is born with the gene which causes it. It is a most common type of muscular dystrophy in which the weakness develops gradually and usually noticeable by the age of three and the symptoms are mild at first but become more severe as the child gets older.

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Citation: Kumari Nalini. “Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is an Inherited Neuromuscular Disorder".Acta Scientific Neurology 3.10 (2020): 07-08.

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