The disorder is inherited with an X-linked recessive inheritance pattern. The gene is located on the X chromosome. Since women have two X chromosomes, if one X chromosome has the non-working gene, the second X chromosome will have a working copy of the gene to compensate, because of this ability to compensate, women rarely develop symptoms. All<unk> nopathies are inherited in an X-linked recessive manner. The risk to the siblings of an affected individual depends upon the carrier status of the mother. Carrier females have a 50% chance of passing the DMD mutation in each pregnancy. Sons who inherit the mutation will be affected; daughters who inherit the mutation will be carriers. Men who have<unk>  can have children, and all their daughters are carriers, but none of the sons will inherit their father's mutation.<unk>  occurs in approximately 1.5 to 6 in 100,000 male births, making it much less common than Duchenne muscular<unk> . Symptoms usually appear in men at about ages 8–25, but may sometimes begin later. Genetic counseling may be advisable when potential carriers or patients want to have children. Sons of a man with<unk>  do not develop the disorder, but daughters will be carriers (and some carriers can experience some symptoms of muscular<unk> , the daughters' sons may develop the disorder.
Becker muscular dystrophy
Limb–girdle muscular dystrophy
Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy
Jokela type spinal muscular atrophy
Myotonic dystrophy
Distal spinal muscular atrophy type 2