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A physical therapist working with a three-year-old child diagnosed with an x-linked inherited disease notes that the patient exhibits toe walking and pseudohypertrophy of the gastrocnemius muscle. The mother indicates that the child has a tendency to fall frequently. What medical condition is MOST consistent with the described clinical presentation?1.Down syndrome2.Duchenne muscular dystrophy3.Spinal muscular atrophy4.Spina bifida
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