Case Study #6 Zak, a 5 vear old male, suffers from a genetic condition known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This disorder causes progressive muscle wasting and muscle weakness due to an abnormal protein that is transcribed and translated from DNA containing the genetic abnormality. The abnormal protein is dystrophin. 1. Explain in detail how this abnormal protein results in muscle weakness and wasting,
Case Study #6 Zak, a 5 vear old male, suffers from a genetic condition known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This disorder causes progressive muscle wasting and muscle weakness due to an abnormal protein that is transcribed and translated from DNA containing the genetic abnormality. The abnormal protein is dystrophin. 1. Explain in detail how this abnormal protein results in muscle weakness and wasting,
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Case Study #6
Zak, a 5 year old male, suffers from a genetic condition known as Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy. This disorder causes progressive muscle wasting and muscle
weakness due to an abnormal protein that is transcribed and translated from DNA
containing the genetic abnormality. The abnormal protein is dystrophin.
1. Explain in detail how this abnormal protein results in muscle weakness and
wasting.
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare genetic disorder. It is an X-linked disorder and mostly affects males.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a type of dystrophinopathies. It is characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.
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