Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe type of muscular dystrophy predominantly affecting boys. The onset of muscle weakness typically begins around...

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is an X-linked recessive inherited disorder characterized by slowly progressing muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis...

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a group of heritable diseases that cause degeneration of muscle and progressive...

Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related...

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare form of muscular dystrophy with symptoms generally starting when an individual is 40 to 50 years old...

Limb–girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a genetically heterogeneous group of rare muscular dystrophies that share a set of clinical characteristics....

Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) is a UK charity focusing on muscular dystrophy and related conditions. It works on behalf of those with over 60 muscle wasting...

Congenital muscular dystrophies are autosomal recessively-inherited muscle diseases. They are a group of heterogeneous disorders characterized by muscle...

Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) is a rare, autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy (weakness and breakdown of muscular tissue) mainly...

include: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) Myotonic dystrophy Limb-Girdle (LGMD) Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) Congenital...

Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a group of genetic disorders that cause progressive muscle loss and weakness. In DM, muscles are...

disorders. Duchenne muscular dystrophy Becker muscular dystrophy DMD-associated dilated cardiomyopathy Limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) as defined...

Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a group of heritable diseases that cause progressive impairment of muscles....

the different types of AMC include: Arthrogryposis multiplex due to muscular dystrophy. Arthrogryposis ectodermal dysplasia other anomalies, also known as...

Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) is a form of congenital muscular dystrophy. There are two forms: UCMD1 and UCMD2. UCMD1 is associated with...

heredity. Muscular dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy Becker's muscular dystrophy Myotonic dystrophy Reflex neurovascular dystrophy Retinal dystrophy Cone...

LAMA2 muscular dystrophy (LAMA2-MD) is a genetically determined muscle disease caused by pathogenic mutations in the LAMA2 gene. It is a subtype of a larger...

Paramyotonia congenita Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis Dystrophies Myotonic dystrophy (myotonic muscular dystrophy: Type 1 and Type 2) Potassium channel disorders...

muscle size. They are being developed to treat obesity, sarcopenia, muscular dystrophy, and other illnesses. Myostatin, a member of the transforming growth...

Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) (French: Dystrophie musculaire Canada) is a non-profit organization seeking a cure for neuromuscular disorders. Founded...

muscle is one of the commonly affected muscles in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The lower and middle fibers are affected initially, and the...

congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) (L-CMD, congenital muscular dystrophy associated to the LMNA gene or Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy II) is a disease...

Research has suggested their application for stem cell therapies for muscular dystrophy and cardiovascular disease. Mesoangioblasts were initially isolated...

phenotype similar to the less severe Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). In the case of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the protein that becomes compromised is...

muscles or nerve damage, such as myasthenia gravis or oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Exposure to the toxins in some snake venoms, such as that of the...

organism to study muscular dystrophies. For example, the sapje (sap) mutant is the zebrafish orthologue of human Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The Machuca-Tzili...

dominant myopathy, classified as a congenital form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. There are two types of Bethlem myopathy, based on which type of collagen...

can be slowed by exercise. Finally, diseases of the muscles such as muscular dystrophy or myopathies can cause atrophy, as well as damage to the nervous...

Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy (Nutritional Myopathy or White Muscle Disease) is a disease caused by a deficiency of selenium and vitamin E in dietary...