Distal muscular dystrophy

Classification	ICD-10: G71.0; ICD-9-CM: 359.1; OMIM: 254130 Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 604454 Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 606768; MeSH: D049310; DiseasesDB: 31977; SNOMED CT: 58795000;
External resources	GeneReviews: Dysferlinopathy;

Autosomal dominant

Distal muscular dystrophy is a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

It is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs.

The inheritance is autosomal dominant

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v t e Muscular dystrophy
Types	Congenital Dystrophinopathy Becker's Duchenne Distal Emery-Dreifuss Facioscapulohumeral Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy Calpainopathy Myotonic Oculopharyngeal
National/International Organizations	Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA) Muscular Dystrophy Canada Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Muskelsvindfonden (Denmark)
National/International Events	MDA Muscle Walk (USA) Labor Day Telethon (defunct; USA/Canada) Décrypthon (France) Grøn Koncert (Denmark)
Clinical trials	Stamulumab (MYO-029)
Category

Classification	ICD-10: G71.0 ICD-9-CM: 359.1 OMIM: 254130 Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 604454 Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 606768 MeSH: D049310 DiseasesDB: 31977 SNOMED CT: 58795000
External resources	GeneReviews: Dysferlinopathy