DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

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Human genes for Miyoshi muscular dystrophy

Miyoshi muscular dystrophy [DOID:0070198]

A distal myopathy that is characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance of distal muscle weakness in the upper and lower limbs that spares the intrinsic muscles of the hands and has onset in young adulthood.

Synonyms:  Miyoshi muscular dystrophy,  DOID:0070198,  Miyoshi muscular dystrophies,  Miyoshi myopathy,  Miyoshi myopathies