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Becker muscular dystrophy
Milder form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Genetics:
- like Duchenne muscular dystrophy, involves dystrophin gene
Clinical manifestations:
- generally onset is in childhood
- progression is variable
- affected children survive into adulthood
- predominantly proximal muscle weakness
- limb-girdle muscle weakness
- calf hypertrophy
- cardiomyopathy [1]
Laboratory:
- Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy genotyping [2]
Related
Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy genotyping
Dystrophin (DMD)
General
muscular dystrophy
X-linked disease
Database Correlations
OMIM 300376
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 17, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2015, 2018.
- ARUP Consult:
Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy Deletion/Duplication with Reflex to Sequencing
https://arupconsult.com/ati/duchenne-becker-muscular-dystrophy