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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.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common form affecting children. Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is the most common form affecting adults. Mutations can develop âde novoâ and lack of family history of MD does not rule out the possibility of muscular dystrophies. The following are three primary types of inheritance by which the faulty gene that causes MD can be passed along to offspring: