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Beck·er muscular dystrophy | \ ˈbe-kər- 
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or Becker's muscular dystrophy \ ˈbe-kərz- \
\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
nounBeck·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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