What is Muscular dystrophy?
'''Muscular dystrophy''' ('''MD''') is a group of [[neuromuscular disease|muscle diseases]] that causes increasing weakening and breakdown of [[skeletal muscles]] over time. Many people will eventually become unable to walk. Some types are also associated with problems in other [[organs]]. The most common type is [[Duchenne muscular dystrophy]] (DMD), which typically affects males beginning around the age of four. There is no cure for muscular dystrophy.<ref name=NIH2016>{{cite web|title=NINDS Muscular Dystrophy Information Page|url=http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/md/md.htm|website=NINDS|access-date=12 September 2016|date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730004520/http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/md/md.htm|archive-date=30 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sun|first1=LiuQing|last2=Shen|first2=DingGuo|last3=Xiong|first3=Ting|last4=Zhou|first4=Zhibin|last5=Lu|first5=Xianghui|last6=Cui|first6=Fang|date=2020-05-01|title=Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy due to GMPPB mutations: A case report and comprehensive literature review|url=https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/3992|journal=Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences|language=en|volume=20|issue=2|pages=275–280|doi=10.17305/bjbms.2019.3992|issn=1840-4812|pmc=7202191|pmid=30684953}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Diseases]] {{medical-stub}} {{authority control}}