There are a number of such diseases:

Severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy (SCARMD)

Muscular dystrophies are by definition hereditary which means that they are of genetic cause. They are due to a mistake in the genetic plan, which is put together when an individual is conceived.

There are three types of inheritance causing muscular dystrophies, called X-linked inheritance, autosomal inheritance and autosomal recessive inheritance. X-lined conditions such as Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies affect only males with rare exceptions. Autosomal dominant conditions, such as facioscapulohumeral and myotonic dystrophies, are transmitted from one generation to the next a

Fleckenstein, James L. (1996) "Muscle Imaging- In health and disease" Springer-Verlag Inc New York USA

Active research is proceeding to try to find a way to induce the muscles to form dystrophin. Active exercises strengthen normal muscle fibres. It's important to try and keep fit and as active as possible to help prolong the onset of the disease. Any treatment, which may be found to be effective in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, would theoretically be effective also in the Becker type.

The daughter of a carrier has a 50% probability of being a carrier.

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