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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy affecting around 1 in 3600 boys which results in muscle degeneration and eventual death. The disorder is caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene the largest gene located on the human X chromosome which codes for the protein dystrophin an important structural component within muscle tissue that provides structural stability to the dystroglycan complex (DGC) of the cell membrane.
