"Muscular Dystrophies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A heterogeneous group of inherited MYOPATHIES, characterized by wasting and weakness of the SKELETAL MUSCLE. They are categorized by the sites of MUSCLE WEAKNESS; AGE OF ONSET; and INHERITANCE PATTERNS.
| Descriptor ID |
D009136
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.534.500 C10.668.491.175.500 C16.320.577
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscular Dystrophies- Muscular Dystrophies
- Myodystrophica
- Myodystrophicas
- Myodystrophy
- Myodystrophies
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Dystrophies, Muscular
- Dystrophy, Muscular
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscular Dystrophies" by people in Profiles.
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Prominent inflammatory changes on muscle biopsy in patients with Miyoshi myopathy. Neuromuscul Disord. 1999 Oct; 9(6-7):417-20.
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Intrathecal octreotide for relief of intractable nonmalignant pain: 5-year experience with two cases. Neurosurgery. 1996 Jan; 38(1):203-7.
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Duchenne carriers: lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme 5 in serum and muscle. Neurology. 1980 Feb; 30(2):206-9.