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  2. Congenital muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) are autosomal recessively inherited, except in some cases of de novo gene mutation and Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy. [8][9] This means that in most cases, both parents must be carriers of a CMD gene in order for it to be inherited. CMDs are heterogenous and thus far there have been 35 genes ...

  3. Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Physical therapy, Surgery (scoliosis) [3] Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) is a form of congenital muscular dystrophy. There are two forms: UCMD1 and UCMD2. [4] UCMD1 is associated with variants of type VI collagen, while UCMD2 is associated with variants of type XII collagen. [4]

  4. Muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. [1] The disorders differ as to which muscles are primarily affected, the degree of weakness, how fast they worsen, and when symptoms begin. [1]

  5. List of neuromuscular disorders - Wikipedia

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    Distal muscular dystrophy, also called distal myopathy, is essentially any muscle disease that preferentially affects the hands and/or feet, a much less common pattern than proximal muscle weakness. Late adult-onset type 1; Late adult-onset type 2a; Late adult-onset type 2b; Early adult-onset type 1; Early adult-onset type 2; Early adult-onset ...

  6. LAMA2 related congenital muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    The alpha2 chain is shown in red. 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 group of genetic muscle diseases known collectively as congenital muscular dystrophies. The clinical presentation of LAMA2 -MD varies according to the age ...

  7. Bethlem myopathy - Wikipedia

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    Bethlem myopathy is a slowly progressive muscle disease characterized predominantly by contractures, rigidity of the spine, skin abnormalities and proximal muscle weakness. [5][11] Symptoms may present as early as infancy, with typical contractures and hyperlaxity of joints; however, in some patients, symptoms may go unnoticed until adolescence ...

  8. LMNA-related congenital muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Lamin A/C congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) (L-CMD, congenital muscular dystrophy associated to the LMNA gene or Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy II) is a disease that it is included in laminopathies. Laminopathies are caused, among other mutations, to mutations in LMNA, a gene that synthesizes lamins A and C.

  9. Myotonic dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Mexiletine, carbamazepine, tricyclic antidepressants, nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs [2] Frequency. >1 in 8,000 people [1] Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a group of genetic disorders that cause progressive muscle loss and weakness. [1] In DM, muscles are often unable to relax after contraction. [1]