First of all, it helps me to understand the basic information about DMD. Second, it informed me what are the symptoms and diagnoses of DMD. Moreover, it provides a link that talked about the parent project for muscular dystrophy research, which really helpful for the in-depth study of the genetic…
Many children with this disease will end up in a wheel-chair and will eventually need assistance to move their arms and legs (Signs and Symptoms n.d.). This disease can also cause the weakening of the heart which can lead to a condition that is called cardiomyopathy (Signs and Symptoms n.d.). During the pre-teen years the diaphragm that helps operate the lungs can be affect resulting in less effective lungs (Signs and Symptoms n.d.). Duchenne muscular dystrophies on average affects 1 in 3,500 to 5,000 newborn male’s worldwide (Duchenne and Becker…
From showing pigs to playing football, Teagan Imler was a very active little boy up until he was fitted for a wheelchair at the age of 10. In 2013 a family from Everett, Pennsylvania found out that it was very likely that their little boy had a lethal disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). This is a disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle degeneration, and it is often found in males during childhood. Teagan was diagnosed with DMD at the age of 6. They started noticing differences in things that their younger son, Josten, was able to do that Teagan never did, so they asked the pediatrician at Teagan’s 6 year check up.…
Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy Introduction: “Muscular Dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system. Muscle Dystrophies are characterized by muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins and the death of muscle cells and tissue. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is one of many types found and it passed down through the X chromosome. DMD is one of the most common muscle diseases found in early childhood.…
Duchene Muscular Dystrophy is an inherited neuromuscular disorder of childhood which primarily affects boys characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting due to a mutation in the dystrophin gene of X chromosome. Degeneration of muscles usually begins to appear in the lower half of the body then spreading into upper limbs and eventually leading to death. Between 1830 and 1850 scientists reported on an illness where boys grew gradually weaker, lost the ability to walk and died at an early age. A decade later, French neurologist Guillaume Duchene first described the DMD that now carries his name. However until 1980, only few were known regarding any form of muscular dystrophy.…
Once someone is diagnosed, the older they get the weaker their muscles become. DMD is a serious disease that can be inherited by X chromosomes from parents. Symptoms are qutie noticeable in the earlier years of life and once seen should be acknowledged. Although DMD is not strictly treatable, therapists and certain medicines can enhance the strength of the muscles. Wheelchairs also become mandatory, although many don’t live very…
MD is a disease that weakens your muscles and stops you from doing more things. I believe that scientists should work on finding a cure or do something to help for people with MD. If you help donate to Muscular Dystrophy Association you could help make more medicine to help people with MD. I will be talking about how MDA has events, about the association and what MD is. MDA holds a lot of events such as 5k walks/runs to help raise money for the people suffering this disease.…
Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy is a group of disorders characterized by a progressive loss of muscle mass and consequent loss of strength. There are multiple types of muscular dystrophy, each type affecting a different part of the body. Examples would be Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which effects toddlers starting from their third birthday and causing them to be in a wheel chair by the time they are 12 and usually dying from respiratory failure in their late twenties, early thirties. Becker muscular dystrophy is similar to Duchenne, it just starts later on in life and has a slower attack, most die in their mid forties.…
A short timeline is provided in the book Muscular Dystrophy; it provides information to describe readers the symptoms that begin to show at different ages. Around nine years old, the child is unable to stand from a sitting position. At the age of ten years old, the child shows loss of ability in standing from ground level, climbing stairs, and he or she is beginning to walk only with the help of support braces. At 11 years of age, children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy cannot usually walk for even thirty minutes at a time, and this worsens by age 12, when a wheelchair is often required full time (Muscular p.…
Muscular Dystrophy is "... a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations)…
I have a strange infatuation with diseases. I love to see diseases, analyze them, understand the symptoms that define them, but most importantly, discover if and how the ailment can be cured. One disease that has recently become a focus in my life, is one I have personally entitled African American Dystrophy; a disorder characterized by the weakening, degeneration, or abnormal development of a people. It is a disease that has been metastasizing this country since I was young. Spreading rapidly, appearing benign in its beginning stages, but soon growing malignant with increased inattention and neglect.…
Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy Zachary Uecker Genetic Disease Abstract Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease that targets skeletal muscles and over time, the muscles lose protein and are replaced by fats and connective tissue, making the skeletal muscles unusable. In this paper, the parts of Duchenne’s that will be covered are the method of transmission, statistics about Duchenne’s in the population, the pathophysiology, the body systems effected, signs and symptoms, age of onset, treatment/therapy options, psychological factors, prognosis, prevention techniques, ethical considerations, and how genetic counseling may be utilized for patients.…
Good morning, today I am going to discuss the use of Gene Therapy on Muscular Dystrophy, and how Human manipulation of genes may be a dangerous endeavour because of the uncertainty of safe practices and the myriad of ethical issues that present both for present-day and future society. Gene Therapy is a controversial treatment for diseases as technology is not completely advanced to fully trust the results to come out successful on every disease and for every person. Although gene manipulation causes some uprise to the public on whether it is safe enough to use on humans, it has been proven in previous studies that gene therapy has been helpful to treat or prevent disease in people, and has majorly helped current research. In genetic modification,…
The disease is said to affect people very early on in life, and most often then not will end up taking ones ability to walk, restraining their moment to a wheel chair, or worse, the total take over of all limbs. Since there is no sight of a cure so far, people resort to physical therapy, daily exercise, and for some in highly need will use medications such as steroids. For now this is the most that can be done to help improve the quality of life for individuals diagnosed or born into Muscular Dystrophy. It is important to note that not all persons suffer incredibly, some do have the ability to carry on daily life task and live unaffected, but through this it is important to know if the mutation gene is carried and has the potential to be given off to ones future offspring. A cure is sure to come in the future, and when it comes it will improves greatly the lives of many people living with the disease and can thus completely improve the quality of life for the affected and their…
Studies show that children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy have poorer verbal memory spans, self-control problems, and physical difficulties, as well. (Hinton, Vivo, and Fee,…