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  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    Pam Hetteen|Aug 31, 2024

    What do you know about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy? Most of you will probably say "what is it?" There are a few in our area that are affected by this terrible disease but how many of you have done any research on it? Children with Duchenne are born seemingly healthy and decline over time usually losing their ability to walk around the age of 12. It is a progressive neuromuscular disorder that causes the loss of motor, pulmonary and cardiac function and premature death. It is the most common lethal pediatric genetic disorder. Duchenne has no... Full story

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