DMD is a genetic disease, which effects 1 in 3500 boys. DMD is the most common fatal genetic disorder to affect boys. There is currently no cure. Most DMD kids die in their late teens or early twenties. DMD is associated with respiratory failure, heart failure and debilitating orthopedic complications. Boys experience degenerative muscle weakness and loss of ambulation by age 12.
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