Other terms
Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy,Muscular Dystrophy, Emery Dreifuss,Emery-Dreifuss Type Muscular Dystrophy,Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss Type,Emery-Dreifuss Syndrome,Emery Dreifuss Syndrome,Autosomal Recessive Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy,Autosomal Recessive Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy,Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss, Autosomal Recessive,Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, Autosomal Recessive,Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, Autosomal Recessive,X-Linked Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy,X Linked Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy,Scapuloperoneal Syndrome, X-Linked,Scapuloperoneal Syndrome, X Linked,X-Linked Scapuloperoneal Syndrome,Muscular Dystrophy, Scapuloperoneal,Scapuloperoneal Muscular Dystrophy,Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, X-Linked,Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, X Linked,Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss, X-Linked,Autosomal Dominant Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy,Autosomal Dominant Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy,Scapuloilioperoneal Atrophy with Cardiopathy,Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss, Autosomal Dominant,Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy 2,Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy 2,Hauptmann-Thannhauser Muscular Dystrophy,Hauptmann Thannhauser Muscular Dystrophy
Description
Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss: A heterogenous group of inherited muscular dystrophy without the involvement of nervous system. The disease is characterized by MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; CONTRACTURE of the elbows; ACHILLES TENDON; and posterior cervical muscles; with or without cardiac features. There are several INHERITANCE PATTERNS including X-linked (X CHROMOSOME), autosomal dominant, and autosomal recessive gene mutations.
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