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The most common and severe form of the disorder, called Duchenne (du-SHEN) muscular dystrophy, affects about 2 in 1,000 young boys. In the United States, it has been estimated that 40,000 boys and young men are afflicted with this form. In western Europe, an estimated 70,000 are affected.
Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that make muscles weaker and less flexible over time. It is caused by a problem in the genes that control how the body keeps muscles healthy. For some people, the disease starts early in childhood.Others donât have any symptoms until they are teenagers or middle-aged adults. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy affects the muscles of the face, shoulders, and upper arms. 2  It can affect anyone from teenagers to adults in their 40s. 3  Distal muscular dystrophy affects the muscles of the arms, legs, hands, and feet.