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Muscular Dystrophy |
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) (also known as muscular dystrophy - Duchenne type) is an inherited disorder characterized by rapidly progressive muscle weakness which starts in the legs and pelvis and later affects the whole body. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of muscular dystrophy. It usually affects only males, but in rare cases it can also affect females. It is an X-linked recessive inherited disease. A milder form of this disease is known as Becker's muscula ...
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Muscular Dystrophy Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- National Library of Medicine
- Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/
- Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- Center for Neurologic Study (CNS) http://www.cnsonline.org/
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Library Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/
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