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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.
Different types of muscular dystrophy affect specific groups of muscles, have a specific age when signs and symptoms are first seen, vary in how severe they can be, and are caused by imperfections in different genes. Muscular dystrophy can run in the family, or a person might be the first one in their family to have the condition. Muscular dystrophy is rare, and there is not a lot of data on how many people are affected by the condition. Much of the information comes from outside the United States. CDC scientists are working to estimate the number of people with each type of muscular dystrophy in the United States.