Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is an X-linked neuromuscular disorder principally affecting males. It is caused by mutations in the DMD gene, which codes for dystrophin. In Becker muscular dystrophy, the distribution of muscle wasting and weakness is closely similar to that in Duchenne muscular dystrophy [DS:H01963], but the course of the disease is more benign.
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
H01964 Becker muscular dystrophy
