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Preferred term

Distal Myopathies  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A heterogeneous group of genetic disorders characterized by progressive MUSCULAR ATROPHY and MUSCLE WEAKNESS beginning in the hands, the legs, or the feet. Most are adult-onset autosomal dominant forms. Others are autosomal recessive.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Distal Muscular Dystrophies
  • Distal Myopathy
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Distal

In other languages

  • French

  • Dystrophie musculaire distale
  • Dystrophies musculaires distales
  • Myopathie distale

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z73BBZRR-1

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