Muscular dystrophy
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muscular-dystrophy-176-18639671
title:
Muscular dystrophy
text:
Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ as to which muscles are primarily affected, the degree of weakness, how fast they worsen, and when symptoms begin. Some types are also associated with problems in other organs. Over 30 different disorders are classified as muscular dystrophies. Of those, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) acc
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Diseases in which skeletal muscle breaks down over time
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_dystrophy
date created:
2001-04-19T10:10:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:47:40Z
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13
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