Muscular dystrophy

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Muscular dystrophy is a degenerative condition but the rate at which the muscles weaken depends on the type of muscular dystrophy a person has.

Muscular dystrophy is a neuromuscular disorder that causes the muscles that enable the body to move to weaken over time. It is a genetic disorder that occurs as a result of missing or defective information in the genes whereby the body doesn't produce the proteins needed to protect muscle fibres from damage. There is no cure and most people with the condition will eventually need to use a wheelchair.

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