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what is 'Becker disease - rare inherited muscle disease '?
Definition for Becker disease
http://health.yahoo.com/musculoskeletal-overview/myotonia-congenita/healthwise--nord372.html
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Becker disease and Muscle biopsy
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[Early detection of myocardial disease in young patients with Becker's ...
... 20 years of age with Becker's disease confirmed genetically were included and ... Nevertheless, patients with Becker's disease had lower systolic and diastolic ...
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List of diseases (B) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Becker disease. Becker's muscular dystrophy. Becker's nevus. Beemer Ertbruggen syndrome ... Bronchiolitis obliterans with obstructive pulmonary disease ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diseases_(B)
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Myotonia congenita - Genetics Home Reference
People with Becker disease often experience temporary attacks of muscle weakness, ... Becker disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means both ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=myotoniacongenita
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Myotonia Congenita - Yahoo! Health
Important It is possible that the main title of the report Myotonia Congenita is ... In those with Becker disease, symptoms most commonly become apparent between the ...
http://health.yahoo.com/other-other/myotonia-congenita/healthwise--nord372.html
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THOMSEN'S DISEASE (MYOTONIA CONGENITA) - Pedbase.org
2. Autosomal Recessive (Becker Disease, Recessive Generalized Myotonia) ... Thomsen's Disease is the less severe form with later age of onset and ...
http://www.pedbase.org/t/thomsens-disease_myotonia-congenita
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Orphanet: Thomsen and Becker disease
The portal for rare diseases and orphan drugs ... Thomsen and Becker disease. Orpha number. ORPHA614. Prevalence of rare diseases. 1-9 / 100 000 ...
http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=EN&Expert=614
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CLCN1 - chloride channel 1, skeletal muscle - Genetics Home Reference
... recessive form of the disorder, which is known as Becker disease. ... Becker disease results when CLCN1 mutations change the structure or function of ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene=clcn1
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Myotonia Congenita -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
... in both an autosomal recessive (Becker disease) and an autosomal dominant ... Autosomal recessive myotonia congenita is also known as Becker disease. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=myotonia-c
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Becker's muscular dystrophy
Becker's muscular dystrophy is very similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, ... Inactivity (such as bed rest) can worsen the muscle disease. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Becker...
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Fish Oil, Red Yeast Rice Cut Cholesterol - Cholesterol Information ...
Read about cholesterol and related information. Learn how to lower your LDL cholesterol levels, and food and ... known coronary disease," Becker tells WebMD. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=91303
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Myotonia Congenita Information Page: National Institute of Neurological ...
Myotonia congenita information sheet compiled by the National Institute of ... Becker-type, which is the most common form; and Thomsen's disease, which ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myotoniacongenita/myotoniacongenita.htm
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Search Results - Genetics Home Reference
Becker disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive... Related genes: CLCN1 ... Found related term: ...form of the disorder, which is known as Becker disease. ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ghr/search?query=Duchenne+Muscular+Dystrophy
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What is DBMD, NCBDDD, CDC
A milder form of the disease is known as Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) ... of these diseases is referred to as Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (DBMD) ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/duchenne/what.htm
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Muscular Dystrophy - MedlinePlus
Offers links to news stories, specific conditions, articles on coping with the illness, and more.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/musculardystrophy.html
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Muscular Dystrophy Types and Overview
Get the facts about the causes and types of muscular dystrophy. ... Becker. ... Disease severity varies. ...
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/understanding-muscular-dystrophy-basics
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Becker's muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign - UK charity that fights all forms of muscle disease. ... Chronic granulomatous disease (CYBB) · Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome · X-linked ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becker's_muscular_dystrophy
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Search Results
... Patient With Graves' Disease By permission of the publisher. From Burman K, Becker K, Cytryn A, ... From Burman K, Becker K, Cytryn A, et al. In Atlas of ...
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Myotonia Congenita
Autosomal recessive myotonia congenita is also known as Becker disease. ... Myotonia congenita can be inherited in both an autosomal recessive (Becker disease) and an ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/picrender.fcgi?book=ge...
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CLCN1 - Educational resources - Information pages - Genetics Home Reference
... edition, 1999): Mutations in the ClC1 muscle Cl- channel produce human disease. Neuromuscular Disease Center, Washington University: Becker Disease ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene=clcn1/show/Educational+resources
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Becker's nevus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... diseases, there is so far no evidence of higher malignancy rates in Becker's ... Becker's nevus photo library at Dermnet.org. v ? d ? e ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becker's_nevus
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Muscular Dystrophy: Hope Through Research: National Institute of ...
As the disease progresses, the muscles in the diaphragm that assist in breathing ... Becker MD is less severe than but closely related to Duchenne MD. ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/md/detail_md.htm
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Becker's muscular dystrophy
Becker's muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder characterized ... About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000706trt.htm
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Causes of DBMD, NCBDDD, CDC
Single Gene Disorders Home > Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DBMD) > Causes ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/duchenne/causes.htm
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Becker (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Becker was an American television sitcom that ran from ... John Becker ? Ted Danson ... This led Becker to the cause of the man's problems: Addison's disease. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becker_(TV_series)
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Jason Becker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jason Becker, (born July 22, 1969) is an American neo-classical metal ... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and given three years to live. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Becker
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Duchenne Resources, NCBDDD, CDC
... disorders and disability. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. ... Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DBMD) Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/single_gene/links_duchenne.htm
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Mutations in the human skeletal muscle chloride channel gene (CLCN1 ...
... transient weakness is seen in patients with Becker's, but not Thomsen's disease. Becker's and Thomsen's diseases are caused by mutations in the skeletal muscle ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8857733
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Disorders Index: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and ...
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is the leading supporter of biomedical ... Disease. Becker's Myotonia. Behcet's Disease ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders
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Dystrophinopathies -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
... muscle diseases that are classified as Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy ... Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker types. NCBI Genes and Disease ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=dbmd
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Becker's muscular dystrophy
Becker's muscular dystrophy is very similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, ... Inactivity (such as bed rest) can worsen the muscle disease. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000706.htm
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WebMD Health A-Z - Find reliable health and medical information on ...
Find a comprehensive index of trusted health and medical information. It is your ultimate guide to reliable health ... Core Disease. Muscular Dystrophy ...
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/health-topics/mu-mz.htm
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Muscular Dystrophy
Digestive Disease. Endocrinology & Metabolism. Head & Neck. Heart & Vascular ... Diseases such as Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy are X-linked recessive, ...
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/Muscular_Dystrophy/h...
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List of eponymous diseases - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albright-Butler-Bloomberg disease ? Fuller Albright, Allan Macy Butler, Esther Bloomberg ... Becker muscular dystrophy ? Peter Emil Becker ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_diseases
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PMID 7951242
... channel CIC-1 and analysis of novel mutations leading to Becker-type myotonia. ... recessive generalized myotonia (Becker's disease, GM) and autosomal dominant ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7951242
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Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy - Genetics Home Reference
... Rare Diseases Information ... Both the Duchenne and Becker forms of muscular dystrophy are ... This form of heart disease enlarges and weakens the heart ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=musculardystrophyduchenneandbeckertypes
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Genetic Diseases, X-Linked - Genetics Home Reference
Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy. Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Fabry disease ... Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. Rett syndrome. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/conditionGroup=geneticdiseasesxlinked
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Becker's sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Becker's sign, or Becker's phenomenon, is the presence of visible pulsation of ... Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becker%27s_sign" ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becker's_sign
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Sequence Retrieval System (SRS)
insert the description to be displayed by the search engine. Also searched by the ... chloride channel (clc) that is involved in myotonia (Becker's disease and ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/NAWBIS/Modules/Protein/protein11.html
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Health Library - Avera Health
Alzheimer's disease. Amaurosis fugax. Amyloidosis - cerebral. Amyotrophic ... Batten disease. Becker's dystrophy. Becker's muscular dystrophy. Bell's palsy ...
http://averaorg.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=116&pid=1&sub=Disease
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Weakness
... of weakness may be associated with infectious diseases such as mono and the flu. ... PRIMARY MUSCULAR DISEASES. Becker muscular dystrophy. Dermatomyositis ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003174.htm
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DMD - dystrophin - Genetics Home Reference
Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy - caused by mutations in the DMD gene ... about a personal genetic disease, syndrome, or condition should consult ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene=dmd
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Fish Oil, Red Yeast Rice Cut Cholesterol
Supplements of fish oil and red yeast rice, coupled with lifestyle changes in diet and exercise habits, can reduce ... coronary disease," Becker tells WebMD. ...
http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20080723/fi...
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Thomsen disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
junction disease. autoimmune (Myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic ... dystrophin (Becker's, Duchenne) · Emerin Emery-Dreifuss. Myotonia/Channelopathy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomsen_disease
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Muscular dystrophy: Causes - MayoClinic.com
... overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this muscle disease. ... of Duchenne's and Becker's muscular dystrophies, the disease arises from a new ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/muscular-dystrophy/DS00200/DSECTION=causes
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Genomics|Activities|2004 Accomplishments|Birth Defects and ...
The mission of the National Office of Public Health Genomics is to integrate advances in human genetics into ... the disease, Becker muscular dystrophy, ...
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/activities/ogdp/2004/cochp_ncbddd.htm
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Multimedia: Pretibial Myxedema in a Patient With Graves' Disease: Merck ...
... a Patient With Graves' Disease. By permission of the ... From Burman K, Becker K, Cytryn A, et al. In Atlas of Clinical Endocrinology: Thyroid Diseases. ...
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Fragile X, NCBDDD, CDC
... gene disorders and disability. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. ... Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DBMD) Fragile X Syndrome ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/single_gene/fragilex.htm
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Muscle Disorders - Genetics Home Reference
Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy. Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy ... inclusion body myopathy with early-onset Paget disease and frontotemporal dementia ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/conditionGroup=muscledisorders
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Damage accumulation in systemic lupus erythematosus and its relation to ...
Becker-Merok A, Nossent HC. ... Damage accrual was linear throughout the first decade of disease. ... Global disease activity was the main determinant of ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16845708
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Weakness
PRIMARY MUSCULAR DISEASES. Becker muscular dystrophy. Dermatomyositis ... (comedones) close-up Peripheral artery disease Bloody or tarry stools Blood in the semen ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Weakness.htm
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