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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
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​​​ Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common form, of the nine types, of muscular dystrophy; a progressive muscle disorder which causes weakness and loss or atrophy of the skeletal, cardiac, and pulmonary muscles. Duchenne is caused by the lack of dystrophin, a protein that keeps muscles healthy and protects, and aids in repair, from injury.

​Predominantly a male genetic disorder that affects approximately 20,000 children worldwide, or one in every 5,000 boys, each year. A boy inherits DMD when he receives a broken X-chromosome, that fails to make the protein dystrophin. About 1/3 of boys with DMD come from a family without any history of the disease. 

Boys with DMD show signs of muscle weakness as early as age 3; lose the ability to walk between the ages of 8 and 12; feel the effects of heart and respiratory muscles by early teens; and have a life expectancy of early 20s. 

​JB's Keys to DMD's mission is to continue to educate and raise awareness of the disease; fund research; improve care and create quality of life experiences for our boys and their families.


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JB's Keys to DMD, Inc.

jb@jbskeys.org
Phone: 781-269-1175
P.O. Box 446
Dover, MA 02030
EIN 27-1060320
  • Home
  • Donate
  • Programs
    • 2022 Holiday Gift Program
    • Bruins
    • Equipment Loan Program
    • Adaptive Skiing
    • Family Assistance
    • Educational Scholarship
    • Adaptive Sailing
  • About
    • About Duchenne
    • About Us
    • Resources
    • What We Are Funding
    • Blog
  • How to Help / Events
    • Recap Tackling Duchenne 2022
    • Your Choices
    • Plan Your Own Fundraiser
  • Contact