9- Homeostatic Imabalnces Flashcards
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy DMD.
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Inherited sex linked recessive disease: females carry and transmit the abnormal gene, found mostly in males.
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Muscular dystrophy
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Group of inherited muscle destroying diseases that generally appear in childhood. Muscles intentionally enlarge due to fat and connective tissue deposit, muscle fibers atrophy and degenerate.
