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Understanding Muscular Dystrophy Types by betty is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Muscular dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that causes the weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. There are nine main categories that contain more than thirty specific types. The most common type is Duchenne muscular dystrophy which typically affects males beginning around age four. Muscular dystrophies are caused by mutations in genes involved in making muscle proteins and can be inherited or occur during early development. While there is no cure, physical therapy and assistive device
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