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=__Does Your Son have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?__= ====Since you're not sure that he has it, you should visit a genetic specialist for a chromosome screening. If you'd like to see if it is possible to have another child with DMD, then the mother could get a chromosome screening as well. This would only be useful for women. Since DMD only effects the X chromosome, a male can't unknowingly carry DMD because males have an X and Y - both are actively used - where women have X and X, but only one is actively used, so if DMD is carried in only one of the X's, a women still has one copy of the correct genes.====

Here is a support group for DMD []

Here is a video that a sister made to inspire those with family members who have DMD, like her. media type="youtube" key="xnCvhpxsgjc?fs=1" height="385" width="480"