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dystrophin (muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker types). The DMD gene is also known by other names, BMD, DMD_HUMAN ,Dystrophin
cardiomyopathy instead of muscular dystrophy. They believe that some DMD mutations affect a version of dystrophin that is specific to heart muscle.
most cases, muscle weakness becomes apparent later in childhood or adolescence and progresses at a much slower rate. Both the Duchenne and Becker forms of muscular dystrophy are associated with a heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy. This form of heart disease enlarges and weakens the heart (cardiac) muscle, preventing it from pumping blood efficiently. Dilated cardiomyopathy progresses rapidly and is life-threatening in many cases. In people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the signs and symptoms of cardiomyopathy typically appear in adolescence. The onset of cardiomyopathy in people with Becker muscular dystrophy is later, usually in early to mid-adulthood.