Although hurricane strikes are rare on St. Martin and Sint Maarten, it is during these months that the island experiences the most rainfall. The island receives an average of 40 inches of rainfall a year.
Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic diseases marked by progressive damage to and weakness of facial, limb, breathing, and heart muscles. It is due to a lack of key protein. Find out more about the types, symptoms, and treatment.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy, affecting around 1 in 3,600 boys, which results in muscle degeneration and premature death.The disorder is caused by a mutation in the gene dystrophin, located on the human X chromosome, which codes for the protein dystrophin.uchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a mutation of the dystrophin gene at locus Xp21, located on the short arm of the X chromosome.