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13/09/23 06:22 AM IST

World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Day

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  • World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Day is observed on Seventh September each year to raise awareness about Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Day
  • The purpose of the day is to support efforts that will improve the quality of life for those who have dystrophinopathies through education, advocacy, and social inclusion.
  • A rare degenerative illness called Duchenne muscular dystrophy makes muscles weaker over time until it affects the entire body.
  • One in five thousand boys are born with the condition. It results from an X-chromosome mutation.
  • First, walking becomes challenging, then other motor functions follow, and finally, breathing and heart function are affected because the heart is also a muscle. Learning and behavioral problems may potentially be a symptom of the condition because the missing protein also has a purpose in the brain.
  • This year’s World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Day theme is Duchenne: Breaking Barriers is observed on Seventh September each year to raise awareness about Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Source- PIB

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