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Categories: Genetic disorders by system, Muscular dystrophy, Myoneural junction and neuromuscular diseases

muscular dystrophy dystrophy Adrenomyodystrophy Duchenne/Becker MD

Any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles WordNet 3.0

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Any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Muscular dystrophies are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. Wikipedia

Diseases Wikipedia Disambiguation

Diseases that weaken the body's muscles Wikidata

Muscular dystrophy. Wiktionary (translation)

A group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue. Wiktionary

IS A

genetic disease

myopathy

HAS KIND

Becker muscular dystrophy

distal muscular dystrophy

Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

myotonic muscular dystrophy

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HAS INSTANCE

Becker muscular dystrophy