Muscular Dystrophy by Ma, Derrick

derrickma1 — 2024-03-24 03:09:48 UTC

Seto, Jane T., et al. “Therapy of Genetic Disorders: Novel Therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.” Current Pediatrics Reports (Philadelphia, PA), vol. 2, no. 2, 2014, pp. 102–12, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40124-014-0044-x.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-24 03:12:55 UTC

“Muscular Dystrophy.” National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/muscular-dystrophy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2024.

2024-03-25 03:46:44 UTC

It occurs in both sexes and affects people of all races. However, it most commonly affects younger boys. In general, people with a family history of muscular dystrophy are at higher risk of developing the disease or passing it on to their children.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-25 07:10:39 UTC

Muscular dystrophy is caused by muscle weakness throughout time, which decreases the amount of mobility and degenerates muscle fibers. Dystrophin gene is affected when mutations start to not function properly while producing. On the other hand, the becker gene is less severe under these health conditions. There's a variety of muscular dystrophys that cause this type of defect. This leads to symptoms worsening over time as a result of the outcome.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-25 08:10:19 UTC

As of this matter, there is currently no cure for muscular dystrophy. However, you can treat yourself by extending the life expectancy, and having gene therapies to ensure you normally move. This can benefit muscular strength, maintain stability, and other coordinated movements. They are aimed to keep people overcome the complications they have from muscular dystrophy.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-25 16:46:23 UTC

The long-term outlook for an individual with a muscular dystrophy is that recent advancements show that it has shown progress to improve beyond life expectancy for 18-25+ years. This has been overlooked for some time knowing how difficult will it be without any technological developments for people to survive longer. Before then, it was uncertain whether or not an individual can survive in this type of life basis. Nonetheless, it's turning out to be a long-term success for those who have this disorder for quite some time. There has been major steps to manage symptoms and helping them under these circumstances.

2024-03-25 17:12:16 UTC

Doctors will check medical and family history to determine if the muscle symptoms are caused by a disease that primarily affects other tissues or organs. They will also check whether they can identify an inherited condition. There are many tests a doctor can do such as blipped enzyme tests, nerve conduction tests, and muscle biopsy.

2024-03-25 17:18:41 UTC

There are many signs and symptoms that come with the disorder. We'll start by naming a few such as frequent falls, walking on toes, delayed growth and trouble running or jumping. These are just a few of many. Having trouble walking will eventually lead to the use of a wheelchair. Breathing problems occur as well. They occur because the muscles involved with breathing get weakened, therefore later on needing a ventilator to assist with breathing.

2024-03-25 17:35:28 UTC

There are prenatal tests. Chorionic Villus Sampling, amniocentesis, and NIPT are the ways of testing for the disorder. CVS is the process of removing tissue from the placenta for testing. This usually isn't tested until 11 weeks into the pregnancy. Amniocentesis involves injecting a needle into the stomach to that a sample of amniotic fluid can be taken to test. These two ways of testing due have a risk of miscarriage. NIPT, non-invasive prenatal testing is a blood screening test for pregnant people to test abnormalities.

2024-03-25 17:41:23 UTC

“Muscular Dystrophy.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/muscular-dystrophy/symptoms-causes/syc-20375388#. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-25 17:45:28 UTC

As mentioned before, recent technological developments within genetic diseases are becoming treatable and more accessible for others. The current status of research has evolved substantially towards new knowledge of specific disease mechanisms and potential targets to emphasize the therapy development in nearly all types of muscular dystrophy. Technology is a key resource to enable new therapies and optimize existing treatments like never before, especially when more people are treated with this kind of disease. In the future, we expect to see effective, efficient progress through data and other initiatives to underlay consistent, supportive information for others. Any type of muscular dystrophy has been conducted with numerous studies of research, time, and management to this day.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-25 18:07:30 UTC

Meštrović, Dr. Tomislav. “What Is Muscular Dystrophy?” News, AZoNetwork, 8 Nov. 2022, www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Muscular-Dystrophy.aspx.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-25 20:17:28 UTC

A person gets muscular dystrophy by gene mutations inherited from parents or spontaneously by an affected person's offspring. These factors can cause the DNA sequence severely based on the three different inheritance patterns. It's well known that for most autosomal recessive conditions, a mutation creates so many irregular repeats in a genetic code. However, it can also be passed or transfered to another generation who had one before, which goes to one generation to another through the X-chromosome. You'll see this apparently as it continuously develops over time; losing most of the functionality.

2024-03-26 02:55:08 UTC

NHS Choices, NHS, www.nhs.uk/conditions/muscular-dystrophy/genetic-tests/#:~:text=One%20is%20chorionic%20villus%20sampling,to%2016%20weeks%20of%20pregnancy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-26 20:56:11 UTC

Dunleavy, Brian P., et al. “Diagnosing Muscular Dystrophy: Tests and Screenings, Early Diagnosis, and Your Doctors.” EverydayHealth.Com, Everyday Health, Inc., 25 June 2020, www.everydayhealth.com/genetic-diseases/how-is-muscular-dystrophy-diagnosed-tests-and-screenings-early-diagnosis-and-your-doctors/.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-27 06:44:39 UTC

Martel, Janelle, and Cathy Lovering. “Everything You Want to Know about Muscular Dystrophy.” Healthline, Healthline Media, 5 Oct. 2023, www.healthline.com/health/muscular-dystrophy.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-27 09:08:40 UTC

There is a support group called Muscular Dystrophy Association that relies upon this particular disease, which seeks to make an impact for others to continue helping lives with it. They have been well aware of these causes to ensure they're still healthy and stable to this day. Their program has accelerated the development of therapies and cures to improve accessibility for others to be treated properly. Therefore, the Muscular Dystrophy Association is committed to this prominent success of saving lives of kids and adults who have one moving forward.

derrickma1 — 2024-03-27 09:10:25 UTC

“Our Impact.” Muscular Dystrophy Association, 12 May 2023, www.mda.org/about-mda/our-impact.