Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Michael B

 

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June 3, 2014

 

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However, the hypertrophy is actually caused by adipose (fat) tissue, which replaces the muscle tissue. This may make the muscles larger, but it doesn't make them any more useful (Cummings, 213). Another clinical sign of DMD is small amounts of mental retardation or learning disabilities. Although this is not apparent until the child is older, it is a common pattern that is found in children with DMD...
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Although this is not apparent until the child is older, it is a common pattern that is found in children with DMD. There have been many studies done to determine what exactly causes the mental retardation. Researchers did a study in the early 1990's and found that the protein dystrophin was not only found in the muscles but also in the brain's cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus (Wahl)...
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