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- Symptoms
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Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited disorders that involve
Alternative Names
Inherited myopathy, MD
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Muscular dystrophies, or MD, are a group of inherited conditions, which means they are passed down through families. They may occur in childhood or adulthood. There are many different types of muscular dystrophy. They include:
Becker muscular dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy - Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy - Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
Myotonia congenita - Myotonic dystrophy
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Review Date: 03/09/2010
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Daniel B.
Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical
School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.,
Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
