Question

Muscular dystrophy is caused by eating lathyrus sativus this is due to the presence of​

Answer 1

Answer:

Becker muscular dystrophy is in the category of inherited muscle wasting diseases caused by gene abnormalities (mutations) that result in deficient or abnormal production of the dystrophin protein (dystrophinopathies). The abnormal gene is the same as for DMD and is located on the X chromosome.

Answer 2

Hello Dear,

◆ Answer -

Muscular dystrophy is caused by eating lathyrus sativus this is due to the presence of oxalodiaminopropionic acid.

● Lathyrism -

• Lathyrus sativus poisoning resulting in neuromuscular disease is called lathyrism.
• It is caused by eating grass pea, chikling pea, kesari dal, etc.

# Active principle -

• Toxic effects are mostly due to neurotoxin OxaloDiAminoPropionic acid (ODAP).

# Clinical features of lathyrism -

1. muscular dystrophy
2. signs of UMN damage
3. aortic aneurism
4. gluteal muscles atrophy
5. bone deformity

# Treatment -

1. No curative treatment
2. Anti-spastic drugs
3. Physiotherapy

Hope this helped you.