Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication

What is muscular dystrophy? (includes related article on myoblast transfer treatment)

From: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication | Date: March 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Nine diseases of the muscles and nervous system can be classified as forms of MD. Physicians diagnose MD through muscle-strength tests, blood tests, electromyograms or biopsies.

"When I was little," Chuck said, "I noticed I couldn't run as well as the other kids. I tried, but I couldn't keep up." Eventually, Chuck learned why. He has muscular dystrophy, a progressive muscle weakening.

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of nine neuromuscular diseases. This means it is related both to the nervous system and to the muscles. About 250,000 people in the United States have muscular ...

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