Duchenne Gene
Mutation
Female
Nucleus
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Female cell nuclei consists of two
X-chromosomes. When a genetic defect
occurs on the leg of one X-chromosone,
the duplicate leg on the other
X-chromosome carries back-up genetic
information. As a result, girls do not
exhibit the effects of Duchenne. |
Male cell nuclei consist of one
X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome. When a
genetic defect occurs on one leg of the
X-chromosome, there is no duplicate
backup leg on the Y-chromosome to
compensate for the X-chromosome's defect.
As a result, boys exhibit the effects of
Duchenne. |
Male
Nucleis
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Children's
Duchenne is a neuro-muscular disease that begins
at conception. Duchenne virtually wastes every
muscle in a young boy's body until a fertile
young mind is trapped inside of a useless shell.
These children are wheel-chair bound by about the
age of nine. Duchenne usually claims the life of
its victims during the teen-age years when the
heart and lung muscles can no longer fight the
inevitable complications. Since modern medical
research has made such monumental advances
against many diseases, we have come to expect
treatments for practically every illness. It is
shocking to learn that Children's Duchenne, which
affects one in every 3,500 boys, STILL HAS NO
CURE. |
