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• n  a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)

• Becker muscular dystrophy

News & Articles

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• DuchenneConnect Approved for Funding Award from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to Become Integral Part ...
  The DuchenneConnect network is one of 29 networks that were approved for PCORnet.  The formation of the new national PCORnet resource aims to boost the efficiency of health research. This is especially exciting for rare disorders like Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, where health data networks may provide a pathway to faster, more effective clinical research to answer questions important ...
  Feb. 19, 2014 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! News