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Becker Muscular Dystrophy Wheeless

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Description: is X-linked recessive dystrophy that shares many of the features of DMD, including pseudohypertrophy of muscles; - main clinical difference is that the course is more protracted; - patients are usually able to walk as late as early adulthood and often live into their 30s and 40s;

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Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Fri May 29 2009