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| HOUSE RESOLUTION 751
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| WHEREAS, Of all of the types of childhood muscular |
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| dystrophies, duchenne muscular dystrophy is the world's most |
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| common and catastrophic form of genetic childhood disease; and
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| WHEREAS, Duchenne muscular dystrophy is characterized by |
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| rapidly progressive muscle weakness; and
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| WHEREAS, Duchenne muscular dystrophy is genetically |
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| inherited, with mothers being the carriers in 70% of all cases; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, If a female is a carrier of the dystrophin gene, |
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| there is a 50% chance per birth that her male offspring will |
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| have duchenne muscular dystrophy, and a 50% chance per birth |
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| that her female offspring will be carriers of the gene; and
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| WHEREAS, Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects approximately |
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| 1 in every 3,500 boys worldwide; and
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| WHEREAS, The life expectancy of children with duchenne |
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| muscular dystrophy is their late teens to early twenties; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |