You have a young male patient who tells you he has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. All of the following are common with this disease EXCEPT:
A) the patient will be wheelchair bound by age 12.
B) weakened respiratory muscles can lead to pneumonia.
C) it occurs more commonly in females than males.
D) patients usually die from respiratory failure in the early 20s.
C
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