Types of Muscular Dystrophy
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Name of disorder |
Abbreviation |
Description |
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DMD |
Also known as Pseudohypertrophic | |
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BMD | ||
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EDMD | ||
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LGMD | ||
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FSH or FSHD |
Also known as Landouzy-Dejerine | |
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DM |
Also known as Steinert's Disease | |
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Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy |
OPMD | |
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Distal Muscular Dystrophy |
DD | |
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Congenital Muscular Dystrophy |
CMD | |
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Motor Neuron Disease |
MND | |
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
ALS |
Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease |
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SMA, SMA1 or WH |
Also known as SMA Type 1, Werdnig-Hoffman | |
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SMA or SMA2 |
Also known as SMA Type 2 | |
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SMA, SMA3 or KW |
Also known as SMA Type 3, Kugelberg-Welander | |
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Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy |
SBMA |
Also known as Kennedy's Disease and X-Linked SBMA |
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SMA | ||
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HMSN |
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), or Peroneal Muscular Atrophy | |
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CM |

