Muscular dystrophy Diagnosis 
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The diagnosis of muscular dystrophy is based on the results of a muscle biopsy & increased creatine phosphokinase . In some cases, a DNA blood test might be all that is needed. A physical examination & the patient's medical history will help the doctor determine the type of muscular dystrophy. Specific muscle groups are affected by different types of muscular dystrophy. Often, there is a loss of muscle mass , which might be hard to see because some types of muscular dystrophy cause a build up of fat & connective tissue that makes the muscle appear larger. This is called pseudohypertrophy. Muscular dystrophy Answer above is based on work by authors at wikipedia.org. Text above is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. posted by Sallie on 25 May 2011 13:27
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