Muscle dystrophy Duchenne & Becker is a disease that causes weakness in muscles near the trunk.
CAUSE
Abnormalities of the gene that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene different from the abnormalities that cause Becker muscular dystrophy, but both occur in the same gene.
This gene is recessive and carried by the X chromosome
A woman can carry this gene but do not suffer from the disease because the normal X chromosome can compensate for the abnormalities of genes from the other X chromosome.
Every man who receives the defective X chromosome will suffer from this disease.
Boy who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy muscle protein deficiency is important, namely dystrophyn, who allegedly played a role in maintaining the structure of muscle cells.
100,000 among 20-30 male babies born, suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Boy who suffered from muscular dystrophy Becker generate dystrophyn but size is too big and not working properly.
