Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) refers to a group of muscular dystrophies which is autosomal recessively-inherited muscle diseases that become apparent at or near birth around age 2. They are a group of heterogeneous disorders characterized by muscle weakness and the different changes on muscle biopsy that ranges from myopathic to dystrophic due to the age…
What is oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy? Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare genetic muscle condition with onset during adulthood most often between 40 and 60 years of age, which is characterized by slowly progressive muscle disease means myopathy affecting the muscles of the upper eyelids and the part of the throat called the pharynx. Affected…
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a part of a group of inherited disorders called muscular dystrophies that affects muscles and many other organs and systems in the body. In this, the word “myotonic” means “myotonia which is defined as an inability to relax muscles after contraction. The term “muscular dystrophy” means progressive muscle degeneration with loss,…
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an incurable inherited neuromuscular disorder is the most common of the more than 30 types of muscular dystrophy. It is a genetic disease that leads to progressive deterioration of muscle fibers of the body. The condition usually affects boys only which is one of the most frequent genetic conditions affecting approximately…
What is Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy? Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is a type of muscular dystrophy that affects the muscles of the shoulders, pelvis, lower arms, and legs. The first sign of the disorder is usually weakness or loss of function in the muscles that keep the shoulder in place (known as shoulder girdle muscles). Limb-girdle muscular…
