Muscular Dystrophy (MD) is a group of hereditary muscle diseases which result in exhaustion of body muscles that help movement of an individual. Deficiency in muscle proteins causes progressive skeletal muscle weakness in MD patients which ultimately results in the death of muscle cells and tissue.

 

There are different types of MDs. However, in this website we are going to give information on the two most common MDs which are Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies (DMD & BMD).

 

DMD is the most severe form of muscular dystrophy, where dystrophin protein is missing. BMD, however, is a milder form of muscular dystrophy where dystrophin is present, but is abnormal.