Diseases

Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy

A heterogenous group of inherited muscular dystrophy without the involvement of nervous system. The disease is characterized by MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; CONTRACTURE of the elbows; ACHILLES TENDON; and posterior cervical muscles; with or without cardiac features. There are several INHERITANCE PATTERNS including X-linked (X CHROMOSOME), autosomal dominant (for LMNA-associated type see AUTOSOMAL EMERY-DREIFUSS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY), and autosomal recessive gene mutations.

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A heterogenous group of inherited muscular dystrophy without the involvement of nervous system. The disease is characterized by MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; CONTRACTURE of the elbows; ACHILLES TENDON; and posterior cervical muscles; with or without cardiac features. There are several INHERITANCE PATTERNS including X-linked (X CHROMOSOME), autosomal dominant (for LMNA-associated type see AUTOSOMAL EMERY-DREIFUSS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY), and autosomal recessive gene mutations.

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  • Emery-Dreifuss Syndrome
  • Emery-Dreifuss Type Muscular Dystrophy
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss Type
  • Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy
  • Emery Dreifuss Syndrome
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Emery Dreifuss
  • Autosomal Recessive Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy
  • Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, Autosomal Recessive
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss, Autosomal Recessive
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Scapuloperoneal
  • Myopathy, Hyaline Body, Autosomal Dominant
  • Myopathy, Myosin Storage
  • Myosin Storage Myopathy
  • Scapuloperoneal Muscular Dystrophy
  • Scapuloperoneal Myopathy, MYH7-Related
  • Autosomal Recessive Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy
  • Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, Autosomal Recessive
  • MYH7-Related Scapuloperoneal Myopathy
  • Myopathy, MYH7-Related Scapuloperoneal
  • Myosin Storage Myopathies
  • Scapuloperoneal Myopathy, MYH7 Related
  • Storage Myopathy, Myosin

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2000; for MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, SCAPULOPERONEAL use MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES 2000-2004

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  • Muscular Dystrophies (1966-1999)

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  2. C10w.668w.491w.175.500w.350w
  3. C16w.320w.322.625w
  4. C16w.320w.577w.350w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020389. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020389
  2. Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery%E2%80%93Dreifuss_muscular_dystrophy
  3. Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335642