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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Muscular Dystrophies > Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
... > Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Muscular Disorders, Atrophic > Muscular Dystrophies > Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Muscular Disorders, Atrophic > Muscular Dystrophies > Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Genetic Diseases, X-Linked > Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne

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Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne  

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Entry terms

  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, 3B
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, X-Linked
  • Childhood Muscular Dystrophy, Pseudohypertrophic
  • Childhood Pseudohypertrophic Muscular Dystrophy
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Duchenne Type Progressive Muscular Dystrophy
  • Duchenne-Type Progressive Muscular Dystrophy
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Childhood, Pseudohypertrophic
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Type
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Pseudohypertrophic
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Pseudohypertrophic, Childhood
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Pseudohypertrophic Progressive, Duchenne Type
  • Progressive Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Type
  • Pseudohypertrophic Childhood Muscular Dystrophy
  • Pseudohypertrophic Muscular Dystrophy
  • Pseudohypertrophic Muscular Dystrophy, Childhood

Scope note

  • An X-linked recessive muscle disease caused by an inability to synthesize DYSTROPHIN, which is involved with maintaining the integrity of the sarcolemma. Muscle fibers undergo a process that features degeneration and regeneration. Clinical manifestations include proximal weakness in the first few years of life, pseudohypertrophy, cardiomyopathy (see MYOCARDIAL DISEASES), and an increased incidence of impaired mentation. Becker muscular dystrophy is a closely related condition featuring a later onset of disease (usually adolescence) and a slowly progressive course. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1415)

History note

  • 2000; use MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES 1980-1999; for MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, BECKER & BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY use MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES 1991-1999

In other languages

  • Duchennen lihasdystrofia

    Finnish

  • DMD
  • Duchenne
  • Duchennen vaikea lihasdystrofia
  • dystrofinopatia
  • dystrophia Duchenne
  • dystrophia musculorum Duchenne
  • dystrophia musculorum gravis Duchenne
  • dystrophia musculorum pseudohypertrophica
  • muskeldystrofi svår (Duchenne)
  • pseudohypertrofinen lihasdystrofia
  • Duchennes muskeldystrofi

    Swedish

  • Beckers muskeldystrofi
  • BMD
  • Duchenne-Beckers myskeldystrofi
  • Duchennes förlamning
  • Pseudohypertrofisk muskeldystrofi

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020388

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