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Posted by Sahil Dhull  |  15 Jun 2025
15 Jun 2025

Muscular duchenne dystrophy

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Question:
A 2-year-old male who was adopted shortly after birth is brought to the doctor by his parents because he tires easily and seems weaker than other children his age. On physical examination, his muscles feel abnormally firm. Serum creatine kinase is greatly elevated. The most likely diagnosis involves which of the following genetic abnormalities?
Options:
A)Balanced translocation
B)Nondisjunction during Mitosis
C)X-linked recessive mutation
D)Autosomal dominant mutation
E)Trisomy
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Muscular duchenne dystrophy

Let’s discuss this question? In detail?

Question:
A 2-year-old male who was adopted shortly after birth is brought to the doctor by his parents because he tires easily and seems weaker than other children his age. On physical examination, his muscles feel abnormally firm. Serum creatine kinase is greatly elevated. The most likely diagnosis involves which of the following genetic abnormalities?
Options:
A)Balanced translocation
B)Nondisjunction during Mitosis
C)X-linked recessive mutation
D)Autosomal dominant mutation
E)Trisomy
→ View this question