Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive, lethal X-linked neuromuscular disorder principally affecting males. It is caused by mutations in the DMD gene, which codes for dystrophin. Patients suffer from progressive muscle weakness, are wheelchair-bound before the age of 12 and often die before the third decade of their life.
Category
Nervous system disease; Musculoskeletal disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Diseases of neuromuscular junction or muscle
Primary disorders of muscles
8C70 Muscular dystrophy
H01963 Duchenne muscular dystrophy
