Clinical Description:
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is caused by alternation(mutation) in a gene called DMD gene that can be inherited in families in an X-linked recessive fashion.

Symptoms:
Delay of motor milestones, weakness of legs and pelvic muscles, also weakness in the arms, neck and other areas but not as severely as the lower half of the body.

Prognosis:
Few individuals with DMD live beyond their 30s.
Treatment:
Anti-congress ice medications, cardiac transplantation a in severe cases.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy occurs in one in 35000 male births worldwide.