Less frequent symptoms include vomiting and belching. Sometimes people with indigestion also experience heartburn, but heartburn and indigestion are two separate conditions. Heartburn is a pain or burning feeling in the center of your chest that may radiate into your neck or back during or after eating.
Because the Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome, it primarily affects boys; however, it occurs across all races and cultures. Duchenne results in progressive loss of strength and is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes for dystrophin.Because dystrophin is absent, the muscle cells are easily damaged.ecause the Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome, it primarily affects boys; however, it occurs across all races and cultures. Duchenne results in progressive loss of strength and is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes for dystrophin. Because dystrophin is absent, the muscle cells are easily damaged.
Sex-linked Diseases: the Case of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) By: Leslie Pray, Ph.D. Citation: Pray, L. (2008) Sex-linked diseases: the case of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Prenatal diagnostic testing can now determine whether a fetus carries a debilitating or fatal sex-linked mutation.