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WorksheetsMuscular Dystrophy
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Are Duchenne and Becker the most common Muscular Dystrophies?
False
True
What is not the goal for management of inherited neuromuscular diseases?
Family support and education
Enhancing functional skill
Genetic therapy
Prevention and management of the complications
DNa analysis in Muscular Dystrophy demonstrates a deletion or duplication in the dystrophin gene
False
True
The characteristic findings of dystrophic on muscle biopsy are
Variation in fibre and size
Fibre splitting
Narcotic Fibres
Excess of fatty tissue
What proportion of males with Muscular Dystrophy have a deletion mutation of the dystrophin gene?
50%
25%
65%
10%
About 17% of female carriers have some demonstrable muscle weakness
False
True
Most patients with Muscular Dystrophy become immobile before the age 13 years and usually die before 25 years
False
True
What is a treatment for Muscular Dystrophy?
Physical Therapy
Antibiotics
speech Therapy
Feeding the ducks
What is the name of the gene causing this disorder
Chromosome 3PZS
Caucolin-3
BRCA1
what is a common symptom?
Fever
Facial weakness
Nuasia
Is it a Gene or Chromosome disorder?
Gene
Chromosome
