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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Muscular Dystrophies
Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Muscular Disorders, Atrophic > Muscular Dystrophies
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Muscular Disorders, Atrophic > Muscular Dystrophies

Preferred term

Muscular Dystrophies  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Dystrophies, Muscular
  • Dystrophy, Muscular
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myodystrophica
  • Myodystrophicas
  • Myodystrophies
  • Myodystrophy

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY

Scope note

  • A heterogeneous group of inherited MYOPATHIES, characterized by wasting and weakness of the SKELETAL MUSCLE. They are categorized by the sites of MUSCLE WEAKNESS; AGE OF ONSET; and INHERITANCE PATTERNS.

History note

  • 2000(1966)

In other languages

  • lihasdystrofiat

    Finnish

  • andra muskeldystrofier
  • dystrophia muscularis
  • dystrophia musculorum
  • dystrophia musculorum progressiva hereditaria
  • lihasdystrofia
  • lihasrappeuma
  • lihasrappeumat
  • lihassurkastuma
  • lihassurkastumat
  • lihassurkastumataudit
  • lihassurkastumatauti
  • Muskeldystrofier

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009136

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