1. By Justin Pabst, Taryn Kloth, and Daniel Hasvold

2.  Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne discovered it  Also came up with new diagnostics for nerves and tissue.  It was discovered in France  Was discovered when many boys came in with the complaint of weak muscles  The original name was after himself- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

3.  How you know you have it:  Mental Retardation  Muscle Weakness  Drooling  Eyelid Drooping  Falling  Problems Walking

4.  There is no cure out there as of now  The life expectancy is late teens to mid 30’s on rarely the 40’s and 50’s.  Muscular Dystrophy is treated with physical therapy, braces, and medications.  By ages 1-3 you should be able to tell  Trouble walking, running, and jogging  Waddling

5.  This is a Recessive gene  Sex linked disorder  Affects only boys after they inherit an affected X chromosome  Genetic Mutation affects a protein that’s produced

6. Chris Binkowski Won a super bowl advertisement role. There are 8 types of muscular dystrophy Duchenne, Becker’s, congegital, Emrey-Dreifuss, Distal, Mytonoic, Facioscapulohumeral, Oculopharyngeal, limb-girdle. The most common type of Muscular dystrophy is Duchenne MD. This type can be detected during pregnancy and is found in 1 of 3000 children born. The life span of a person with Duchenne MD 20 years.

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