Assertion: duchenne muscular dystrophy | /r/CreatedBy | mutation
Facets:
value: in the dystrophin gene
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common childhood form of muscular dystrophy and is caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene.
text: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes for dystrophin (a structural protein found in small amounts in normal muscle but absent in Duchenne muscular dystrophy).
text: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) are two muscular dystrophies caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene.
text: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by mutations that disrupt the normal function of a gene on the X chromosome.