FUN FACTS
What is DMD stands for?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Who are more likely to have DMD?
Males
what are the treatments for this disease?
therapies, medication
How can sickle cells resume a normal shape?
re-hydration and re-oxygenation
What causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
by mutation in the DMD gene
who is at risk for duchenne muscular dystrophy?
it occurs in both sexes in all ages and races.
what are the symptoms?
difficulty jumping, large calf muscles, learning disabilities
what does it mean to be an LCA (leber congential amaurosis) carrier?
both parents must carriers of the defective gene that cause LCA