Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy – EDMD
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a form of muscular dystrophy characterized by a triad of symptoms consisting of the onset of contractures in early childhood, progressive muscle weakness, and
Duchenne muscular dystrophy – DMD
DMD is the most common hereditary neuromuscular disease in children. It affects male children with a prevalence of 1:3500 live births. The first symptoms appear between
Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy – FSHD
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is named after the parts of the body that are primarily moved by the affected muscles (face-facies, shoulder blades-scapulae and upper arms-humerus). This one
Becker muscular dystrophy – BMD
This form of muscular dystrophy is similar to DMD because it is also caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene, and consequently the clinical picture is similar.
