Hereditary, Non-Inflammatory Muscular Disease in Cats

Non-inflammatory Myopathy—Hereditary X-Linked Muscular Dystrophy in Cats
 
Muscular Dystrophy is an inherited, progressive, and non-inflammatory degenerative muscular disease caused by a deficiency of dystrophyin, a muscle-membrane protein. This generalized muscle disorder is primarily seen in newborn cats or those less than one year old. Domestic short-haired and Devon Rex cats are also more prone to this form of muscular dystrophy.
 
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