Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: There is more than one fatal and rare disease across the world which triggers both women and men. But today we are going to talk about a disease that affects men more than women. The name of this disease is Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A disease in which the patient’s muscles become weak. Normal activities of life become very difficult for the victims of this problem. This disease occurs in any one of three and a half thousand boys. Although in some cases women can also be affected…
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Indian Rsearchers Developing Affordable Treatment For Genetic Disorder Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Indian researchers are engaged in the struggle to find a cheap treatment for this rare genetic disease named ‘Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy’. There are more than 5 lakh patients of this disease in India. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) affects the muscles. Due to this genetic disease, the muscles start to die slowly. Due to the continuation of this condition for a long time, the muscles can also get completely damaged. Due to DMD disease, the production of a protein called ‘dystrophin’ in the muscle cells starts decreasing. Not only this, the…
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