I've already asked a similar question, but i don't think i was being specific enough. I know it gets passed down through females, but only affects males. What i WANT to know is what gene is it exactly?
2006-12-12 12:54:38 · 3 answers · asked by sportbest 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Dystrophin gene, is the cause of both Duchenne and Becker's Muscular dystrophy... and certainly because it is X-linked it will only be found on the x chromosome and you know the rest...hope this helps.
2006-12-12 13:06:31 · answer #1 · answered by juno406 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The dystrophies are caused by mutations of genes involved in muscle structure, with the gene for the dystrophin protein being the most prominent one. The dystrophin gene is located on the X chromosome.
2006-12-12 21:37:17 · answer #2 · answered by meekaila 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
X-linked recessive disease, but to find exactally what gene, you need to get a genome done on the male who has it, and his mother. It can affect more than one chromosome since it is a multi-stage disease.
The answer below is incorrect because Dystrophin is a protein. NOT A GENE.
2006-12-12 20:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by fastfakts 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋