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With thanks to the Clinical Team at the Genetics Unit of Guy’s Hospital for their help in producing this Fact Sheet for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and … for revising it There are several types of muscular dystrophy and about 50 neuromuscular conditions, all of which fall under the umbrella of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. …
This document provides a brief summary of the genetics of the muscular dystrophies. An understanding of their inheritance patterns makes it possible for families to know what the risk is of the dystrophy happening again. If, after reading this, you feel that any member of your family may be an unrecognised carrier of muscular dystrophy, …
Written by Dr.Paola Nicolaides, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign What is a myopathy? The term myopathy is derived from the Greek language and it means muscle disorder. What is a congenital myopathy? The congenital myopathies are a group of conditions causing muscle weakness and wasting. Sometimes symptoms are present at birth but …