Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked genetic disorder, so it affects males primarily. Females can inherit the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene but never develop the disease.

Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease. Although it is not common, the possibility of passing it on to the next generation is quite high. How to treat muscular dystrophy is still a question for the scientific community. However, some current medical achievements are still being applied to diagnose and treat muscular dystrophy.