DMD is called pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy. It is the most common form of progressive myotonic dystrophy. It is an x-linked recessive disorder. It is predominantly a male disorder, with females as carriers. The disease starts at the age of one year with difficulty in standing and walking, and worsens progressively, so that by the age of ten years, the patient cannot walk normally. The disease often results in early death from complications before the age of 20. There is no specific treatment for this disease, except for the detection of the disease during prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy. It is a common genetic disorder that can be passed on to offspring with the causative gene.