About DMD
Girls that have DMD are known as this
People with DMD do this, though it won't help their muscles
What is exercise?
If you have DMD, you are missing this
What is Dystrophin?
skeletal, cardiac, smooth. These are the different types of what
What is Muscles?
The acronym DMD stands for this
What is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?
This is a group of proteins that protects and strengths the muscle fibers
What is dystrophin?
Muscles getting weaker over time
What is muscle degeneration?
Not enough nutrition or development in a certain area.
What is Dystrophy?
DMD affects this in your body
What is muscles?
This is a type of gene therapy
These are areas in the body where a person with DMD may feel weak.
What is Abdominal, Hip, knee
removing one or more nucleotide in a gene
What is deletion?
DMD is considered ____ because it is caused by mutation in the ____ that makes dystrophin
what is hereditary and gene?
These are types of activities that could help with range.
What is daily stretching and swimming?
Muscles that connect to your bones and allow you to perform a wide range of movements and functions.
What is Skeletal Muscles?
Plays a key role in muscle movement, commonly known as molecular motor.
What is Myosin?
DMD only affects boys because of this
What is the dystrophin gene on the X chromosome?
This is different ways that a physician can diagnose Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
What is Blood samples, Muscle biopsy, DNA Analysis?
This is recommended once the respiratory muscles weaken
What is a home ventilator?
A term for an increase in muscle size
What is Hypertrophy?