Diseases

Distal Myopathies

A heterogeneous group of genetic disorders characterized by progressive MUSCULAR ATROPHY and MUSCLE WEAKNESS beginning in the hands, the legs, or the feet. Most are adult-onset autosomal dominant forms. Others are autosomal recessive.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A heterogeneous group of genetic disorders characterized by progressive MUSCULAR ATROPHY and MUSCLE WEAKNESS beginning in the hands, the legs, or the feet. Most are adult-onset autosomal dominant forms. Others are autosomal recessive.

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44 entry terms
  • Distal Muscular Dystrophies
  • Distal Myopathy
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Distal
  • Distal Muscular Dystrophy
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Distal
  • Myopathies, Distal
  • Myopathy, Distal
  • Distal Myopathy 1
  • Distal Myopathy Markesbery-Griggs Type
  • Finnish-Markesbery Muscular Dystrophy
  • Laing Distal Myopathy
  • Laing Early-Onset Distal Myopathy
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Distal, Late-Onset, Autosomal Dominant
  • Myopathy, Distal 1
  • Myopathy, Distal, Early-Onset, Autosomal Dominant
  • Myopathy, Distal, Swedish
  • Myopathy, Late Distal Hereditary
  • Tardive Tibial Muscular Dystrophy
  • Tibial Muscular Dystrophy
  • Tibial Muscular Dystrophy, Tardive
  • Udd Distal Myopathy
  • Udd Myopathy
  • Udd-Markesbery Muscular Dystrophy
  • Welander Distal Myopathy
  • Distal 1 Myopathies
  • Distal 1 Myopathy
  • Distal Myopathy 1s
  • Distal Myopathy Markesbery Griggs Type
  • Distal Myopathy, Laing
  • Distal Myopathy, Udd
  • Distal Myopathy, Welander
  • Finnish Markesbery Muscular Dystrophy
  • Laing Early Onset Distal Myopathy
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Tibial
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Finnish-Markesbery
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Tibial
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Udd-Markesbery
  • Myopathies, Distal 1
  • Myopathy 1, Distal
  • Myopathy 1s, Distal
  • Myopathy, Laing Distal
  • Myopathy, Udd
  • Myopathy, Udd Distal
  • Udd Markesbery Muscular Dystrophy

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005; use MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES 2000-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Muscular Diseases (1965-2004)
  • Muscular Dystrophies (1966-2004)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C05w.651w.534.500w.074w
  2. C10w.668w.491w.175.500w.074w
  3. C16w.320w.577w.074w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Distal Myopathies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049310. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049310
  2. Distal Myopathies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distal_myopathy
  3. Distal Myopathies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5282843