Awareness is Key: What Everyone Should Know About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

The muscles genetically changing is the root cause of DMD. Dystrophin is a protein that is found in muscles, and it is vital for the muscles to function properly. However, for patients with DMD, they lack this chemical in their muscles. As a result, the muscle fibers are damaged, and the muscles are slowly weakened. A mutation in someone's genes is responsible for this absence of dystrophin in DMD patients.

The human body has cells, and every cell has a control center that has genes that control it. These genes are composed of DNA, which also controls the production of proteins. One of the many proteins they produce is dystrophin that is directly connected with DMD. The gene responsible for making this protein is defective, so the cells cannot produce it.