About Duchene Muscular Dystrophy

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.  Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common lethal genetic disorder diagnosed during early childhood, affecting approximately 1 out of every 3,500 boys and 20,000 babies born each year.  The organization’s... [Read more of this review]

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most common lethal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood.  It is a progressive muscle disorder that causes loss of muscle function and independence.  TO THIS DAY…there is NO CURE. Because the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy gene is found on the “X” chromosome, the disorder manifests primarily... [Read more of this review]

Many parents do not recognize early signs of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) because their son’s movements only appear slower or a bit more labored than those of other children.  Typically boys diagnosed with DMD lose their ability to walk between the ages of 10 and 14.  These boys will lose most of their upper body strength, including the... [Read more of this review]