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Muscular Dystrophy

We can then use the difference for suspected presymptomatic cases and in prenatal testing. (Murray,1982).
             Limb girdle is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of conditions. Limb girdle is caused by a muscle specific protease deficiency. Less then 10 % of cases are inherited through autosomal dominant trait and are mostly mild. One sub type may be allelic to autosomal Emery- Dreifuss dystrophy. All other cases are inherited as autosomal recessive traits affecting both male and female. ( Azofeifa, 1995), (Matthews, 1996), (Perloff, 1967).
             Distal myopathies are associated with wasting and weakness of the distal muscle, usually without the noticeable involvement of other muscle groups. Most people with this are only mildly affected although some may ultimately develop serious problem with walking and everyday life. (Padberg, 1997).
             Oculopharyngeal (Bareau's disease) is an autosomal dominant disorder that has been largely described as occurring in French Canadians descending from a couple who immigrated in 1634. The onset of this disease is late in adulthood of progressive ptosis and dysphagia, which is followed by involvement of other cranial and limb muscle. This gene is located on the 14th chromosome. This disease is likely to be genetically homogeneous but with different ancestral mutations in different populations. ( Bakker, 1997), ( Essen, 1997).
             Molecular biological techniques have made the prevention of most forms of dystrophy possible through genetic counseling and prenatal testing. There also have been some major advances in the management of the disease. No matter what type of disease or what stage the disease is in certain things you should consider. Eat a well balanced diet with plenty of fibre to help with constipation, especially when a person becomes immobile. You need to be on the look out for excessive weight gain. Never let a person stay in bed for a long period of time because it can accelerate weakening of the muscles.


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1. Muscle dystrophy

... the cold temperatures. This affects the central nervous system, heart, gastrointestinal tract, eyes, and hormone producing glands. Sufferers have a decreased life expectancy. Duchenne muscle dystrophy is the most common form of muscular dystrophy in children. This form only affects males. Usually appears between the ages of 2 and 6. The life expectancy of this form is usually late teens to ... of the distal muscles of the forearms, hands, lower legs, and feet. These are muscles that are farthest from the center. Distal muscular dystrophy affects fewer muscles than other forms of muscula...

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2. Muscular Dystrophy Intro

... accompanied by delayed muscle relaxation following contraction. It first affects the face, hands, feet and neck, progressing slowly for a span of up to sixty years. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy appears during the time between late childhood and middle age. Weakness and wasting affect the shoulder and pelvic girdle first, and progress slowly until death eventually occurs due to ... cardiopulmonary complications. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a long-lasting illness that affects patients from their teen-age years to early adulthood. It causes facial muscle weakness with weakne...

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3. Jerry Lewis - The King of Comedy

... his own projects as actor and writer-director. II Main Idea: Jerry Lewis devoted much of his career in the 1970's to his humanitarian responsibilities as national chair of the Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America. A. The first telethon, hosted by Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin was held in March 1952 in the state of New York. The first National telethon was held ... 1953, but did not become the Annual Labor Day Weekend telethon until 1966. B. According to Bob Mackle, Director of Public Information at the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Jerry Lewis is MDA's "Number One Volunteer" He ha...

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4. Human molecular diseases

... encoded protein may still be translated, although often with severely disrupted function. An example of partial gene deletion can be seen with X-linked muscular dystrophies. Small deletions of just a codon, or several codons can lead to a gene lacking in several amino acids, this can affect ... with the intracellular actin (Taken from Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics' by Robert S. Mueller and Ian D. Young.) 60-70% of X-linked muscular dystrophy conditions are caused by deletions within the gene, these arise due to unequal crossing over. These deletions have been found to occur in tw...

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... ; Max Larcen couldn't get a job. Max, a dedicated and enthusiastic worker, had the skills and attitudes to be successful in the foodservice business. The problem was employers wouldn't look past his muscular dystrophy. What was the result? Max and his father, Garth Larcen, came up with Max's Positive Vibe Café and incorporated the Get Lost MD Foundation (later to become The Positive ... with disabilities, graduating more than 650 workers in the eight years since it opened. Currently, of the 25 paid employees, 15 have physical and cognitive disabilities." according to the muscular dystro...

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6. Management

... on the cure. Funds are being raised by Foundation to allow the experimentation and research to continue. ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION The EDF competes with other charitable organizations, such as churches, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and United Way. In times of economic recession, people's discretionary income decreases. The Foundation has to compete with discretionary income spending on things such as movies and restaurants as ... well as charitable contributions. Charitable organizations, such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the United Way have the advantage of having been in...

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... that creatine exists in muscle as creatine phosphate, providing the high-energy phosphate necessary to restore adenosine triphosphate levels quickly. Adenosine Triphosphate is what is needed to supply energy for muscular contraction. The idea of creatine is that more creatine phosphate will be stored in muscle, and therefore there will be a greater capacity for the immediate energy production that a person needs ... . They found it had not contributed in any way to their deaths. Creatine used for treatment of diseases In recent studies Canadian researchers found that patients with diseas...

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