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congenital muscular dystrophies - inherited muscle diseases
Definition for congenital muscular dystrophies
The term Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, or CMD may refer to a number of autosomal recessive diseases with muscle weakness typically present at birth and slowly progressing.
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* Age at onset: birth;
* symptoms include general muscle weakness and possible joint deformities; * disease progresses slowly;
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Congenital muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The congenital muscular dystrophies in 2004: a century of exciting progress". Neuromuscul. ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2 · Congenital. XR ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_muscular_dystrophy
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Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy - Genetics Home Reference
Congenital muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic conditions that cause ... Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy affects the skeletal muscles, which are ...
http://www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=fukuyamacongenitalmusculardystrophy
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Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Overview -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
Management of the congenital muscular dystrophies is tailored to each individual ... The congenital muscular dystrophies are inherited in an autosomal recessive ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=cmd-overview
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Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy - References - Genetics Home ...
Gene Review: Fukuyama Congenital Muscular Dystrophy. Martin PT. Mechanisms of disease: congenital muscular dystrophies-glycosylation takes center stage. ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=fukuyamacongenitalmusculard...
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Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Overview
Management of the congenital muscular dystrophies is tailored to each ... The incidence of all forms of congenital muscular dystrophies has been estimated at 1/21,500 ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/picrender.fcgi?book=ge...
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Muscular Dystrophies: Inherited Muscular Disorders: Merck Manual ...
Limb-girdle dystrophy. Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy. Congenital muscular dystrophy ... Muscular dystrophies are inherited, progressive muscle disorders ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch295/ch295b.html
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Fukuyama Congenital Muscular Dystrophy -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
The diagnosis of Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) is suspected in ... FCMD is differentiated from other congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=fcmd
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Muscular Dystrophy
Congenital muscular dystrophy (Autosomal recessive) Distal (Autosomal dominant) ... girdle muscular dystrophy (type 2 forms) and congenital muscular dystrophies are ...
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/Muscular_Dystrophy/h...
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Muscular Dystrophy Types and Overview
Get the facts about the causes and types of muscular dystrophy. ... Congenital muscular dystrophies progress slowly and affect males and females. ...
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/understanding-muscular-dystrophy-basics
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New FKRP mutations causing congenital muscular dystrophy associated ...
The congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) constitute a clinically and ... a broad spectrum of patients with muscular dystrophy, from a severe congenital ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14652796?ordinalpos=1&ito...
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Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies: Muscular Dystrophies and ...
Introduction· Congenital Myopathies·Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies ... Congenital Myopathies. Next: Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy. Audio ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec05/ch073/ch073b.html
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Congenital Myopathies: Muscular Dystrophies and Related Disorders ...
Introduction·Congenital Myopathies· Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies· Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy· Periodic Paralysis ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec05/ch073/ch073d.html
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Muscular dystrophy: Symptoms - MayoClinic.com
Muscular dystrophy â?" Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, ... Congenital muscular dystrophy. Signs of congenital MD may include: General muscle weakness ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/muscular-dystrophy/DS00200/DSECTION=symptoms
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Synaptic defects in a Drosophila model of congenital muscular dystrophy.
The congenital muscular dystrophies present in infancy with muscle weakness and ... defects occur in the congenital muscular dystrophies. Publication Types: ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18385336
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Myopathies - Inheritable Myopathies including Muscular Dystrophy ...
The inheritable myopathies˘â"Ĵâ? muscular dystrophies, congenital myopathies, periodic paralysis˘â"Ĵâ? are caused by genetic defects. ... Muscular Dystrophies ...
http://www.neurologychannel.com/myopathies/types.shtml
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Muscular Dystrophy - NINDS
Muscular Dystrophy (MD) information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological ... The muscular dystrophies (MD) are a group of more than ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/md/md.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 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Congenital muscular dystrophy includes several disorders with a range of symptoms. ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2 · Congenital. XR ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_dystrophy
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Congenital muscular dystrophy with primary laminin alpha2 (merosin ...
Congenital muscular dystrophy with primary laminin alpha2 (merosin) deficiency ... and immunoblotting (30% of congenital muscular dystrophy patients tested) ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/08957020
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Severe congenital muscular dystrophy in a LAMA2-mutated case.
... of laminin alpha2 chain (merosin) and severe congenital muscular dystrophy. ... molecular defect in congenital muscular dystrophy patients is important for ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17765811
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Introduction: Muscular Dystrophies and Related Disorders: Merck Manual ...
Introduction· Congenital Myopathies· Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies ... Muscular dystrophies are a group of inherited muscle disorders in which one or ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec05/ch073/ch073a.html
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Muscular Dystrophy: Hope Through Research: National Institute of ...
You are here: Home " Disorders A - Z " Muscular Dystrophy (MD) ... Congenital MD refers to a group of autosomal recessive muscular dystrophies that ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/md/detail_md.htm
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Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy: Muscular Dystrophies and Related ...
Introduction· Congenital Myopathies· Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies can be transmitted in various ways. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec05/ch073/ch073c.html
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Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy - Genetics Home Reference
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is a condition that chiefly affects muscles ... Most cases of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy are caused by mutations in ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=emerydreifussmusculardystrophy
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Mutations in SEPN1 cause congenital muscular dystrophy with spinal ...
Mutations in SEPN1 cause congenital muscular dystrophy with spinal rigidity and ... One form of congenital muscular dystrophy, rigid spine syndrome (MIM 602771), is ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11528383?ordinalpos=1&ito...
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Becker's muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Noticeable signs of Muscular Dystrophy also include the lack of pectroral and ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2 · Congenital. XR ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becker's_muscular_dystrophy
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Genetic identity of Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy and ...
Both Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) and Walker-Warburg ... syndromes consisting of congenital muscular dystrophy and complex malformations ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7818265
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Tibial muscular dystrophy - Genetics Home Reference
Tibial muscular dystrophy is a condition that affects the muscles at the front of the lower leg. ... very slowly in people with tibial muscular dystrophy. ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=tibialmusculardystrophy
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Mild congenital muscular dystrophy in two patients with an internally ...
Mild congenital muscular dystrophy in two patients with an internally deleted ... Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) is a group of clinically and genetically ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9158149
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Muscular Dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy. Facioscapulohumeral. Limb-girdle. Oculopharyngeal. Congenital. Distal ... Many muscular dystrophies are now diagnosed through gene tests. ...
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/4400/4461.asp?index=14128
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a mutation of the dystrophin gene at locus Xp21. ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2 · Congenital. XR ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy
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Lethal congenital muscular dystrophy in two sibs with arthrogryposis ...
Lethal congenital muscular dystrophy in two sibs with arthrogryposis multiplex: ... the main syndromes of congenital muscular dystrophy/cobblestone lissencephaly. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9050048
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Action Plan for the Muscular Dystrophies
The congenital muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous class of disorders, and include ... for many forms of congenital muscular dystrophy remains unknown. ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/find_people/groups/mdcc/MDCC_Action_Plan.pdf
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Congenital Myopathies: Inherited Muscular Disorders: Merck Manual ...
... ·Congenital Myopathies· Familial Periodic Paralysis· Muscular Dystrophies. Congenital Myopathies ... Congenital myopathy is a term sometimes applied to ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch295/ch295c.html
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Muscular Dystrophy Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) (French: Dystrophie musculaire Canada) is a ... Categories: Muscular dystrophy organizations | Canadian organization stubs ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_Dystrophy_Canada
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Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muscular Dystrophy Association's website in Greece. Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy at NIH's Office of ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2 · Congenital. XR ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculopharyngeal_muscular_dystrophy
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FKRP gene mutations cause congenital muscular dystrophy, mental ...
... mutations cause congenital muscular dystrophy, mental retardation, and cerebellar cysts. 988-92 BACKGROUND: Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) are ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12654965
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Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Overview -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) is a group of disorders in which ... The congenital muscular dystrophies are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=lgmd-overview
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Mutations in the human LARGE gene cause MDC1D, a novel form of ...
The congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) are a heterogeneous group of autosomal ... (FKRP) gene cause congenital muscular dystrophy 1C, typically lacking brain ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12966029
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Distal muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Early onset distal muscular dystrophy with normal dysferlin expression". Brain Dev. ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2 · Congenital. XR ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distal_muscular_dystrophy
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Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy - Genetics Home Reference
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is a genetic condition characterized by ... Mutations in the PABPN1 gene cause oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=oculopharyngealmusculardystrophy
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Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Almost all people with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy have heart problems by adulthood. ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2 · Congenital. XR ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery-Dreifuss_muscular_dystrophy
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Muscular Dystrophy Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an organization founded in 1950 ... Congenital myasthenic syndrome. Hyperthyroid myopathy. Hypothyroid myopathy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_Dystrophy_Association
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Genetics of laminin alpha 2 chain (or merosin) deficient congenital ...
... (or merosin) deficient congenital muscular dystrophy: from identification of ... Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) are a clinically and genetically ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/09185182
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14652796
27-34 The congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) constitute a clinically and ... genetics Muscular Dystrophies complications congenital genetics Pedigree ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14652796
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Myopathy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clinically, muscular dystrophies are typically progressive, because the muscles' ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2 · Congenital. XR ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_disease
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy - Genetics Home Reference
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a disorder characterized by muscle ... Gene Review: Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=facioscapulohumeralmusculardystrophy?wf=1
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PMID 15351421
The congenital muscular dystrophies in 2004: a century of exciting progress. 635-49 The congenital muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of inherited ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15351421
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Entry for Muscular Dystrophy, NIH's, MedlinePlus, Update as of 9/10 ... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2 · Congenital. XR ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facioscapulohumeral_muscular_dystrophy
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Muscular Dystrophies, Limb Girdle - Yahoo! Health
... possible that the main title of the report Muscular Dystrophies, Limb Girdle is not the name you expected. Please ... CMD (Congenital Muscular Dystrophy) P.O. ...
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