Beck·er muscular dystrophy
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Definition of Becker muscular dystrophy
: a less severe form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy marked by later onset and slower progression of the disease
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Becker muscular dystrophy
noun
Beck·er muscular dystrophy
| \ ˈbek-ər-
\
\
variants:
or Becker's muscular dystrophy \
-ərz-
\
\
Medical Definition of Becker muscular dystrophy
: a less severe form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with later onset and slower progression of the disease that is inherited as an X-linked recessive trait and is characterized by dystrophin of deficient or abnormal molecular weight
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The first known use of Becker muscular dystrophy was in 1972
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