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Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common form of Muscular Dystrophy. It usually affects only boys, but in rare cases it can also affect girls. It is an inherited disease. Boys with DMD develop weak muscles because the muscle fibers that were present at birth are destroyed.

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