Can girls suffer from progressive muscular dystrophy? 1, progressive muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive genetic disorder, usually male onset. 2, female carriers are generally asymptomatic. 3, very few women because of X chromosome balance translocation, X chromosome abnormal inactivation and other reasons appear typical DMD symptoms, that is, the disease. 4, a small number of female carriers, can appear elevated creatine kinase, bilateral lower limb muscle strength decline, but the symptoms are relatively mild. 5.Some female carriers may develop dilated cardiomyopathy as they grow older.