Distal muscular dystrophy

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Distal muscular dystrophy
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 G71.0
ICD-9 359.1
OMIM 254130 604454 606768
DiseasesDB 31977 33507
MeSH C05.651.534.500.074

Distal muscular dystrophy (or distal myopathy) are a group of disorders characterized by onset in the hands or feet.

Types include:

  • Miyoshi myopathy or LGMD2B
  • Welander distal myopathy
  • Distal myopathy with anterior tibial onset

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 v • d • e Muscular Dystrophy
The Nine Primary Muscular Dystrophies
Becker's • Congenital • Duchene • Distal • Emery-Dreifuss • Facioscapulohumeral • Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy • Myotonic • Oculopharyngeal
Other diseases generally classified as Muscular Dystrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophies Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy • Intermediate Spinal Muscular Atrophy • Juvenile Spinal Muscular Atrophy • Adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Inflammatory Myopathies Dermatomyositis • Polymyositis
Diseases of Peripheral Nerve Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease • DeJerine-Sottas Disease • Friedreich's Ataxia
Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction Myasthenia gravis • Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Metabolic Diseases of the Muscle Acid Maltase Deficiency • Carnitine Deficiency • Carnitine Palmityl Transferase Deficiency • Debrancher Enzyme Deficiency • Lactate Dehydrogenase Deficiency • Mitochondrial Myopathy • Myoadenylate Deaminase Deficiency • Phosphorylase Deficiency • Phosphofructokinase Deficiency • Phosphoglycerate Kinase Deficiency
Less Common Myopathies Central Core Disease • Hyperthyroid Myopathy • Myotonia Congenita • Myotubular Myopathy • Nemaline myopathy • Paramyotonia Congenita • Periodic paralysis
Organizations and National events
Muscular Dystrophy Association • Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases


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