Preferred Name |
facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy |
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Synonyms |
FSH dystrophy facioscapulohumeral myopathy Landouzy Dejerine muscular dystrophy Landouzy-Dejerine myopathy Landouzy-Dejerine muscular dystrophy FSHD facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy facioscapulohumeral dystrophy muscular dystrophy, Landouzy-Dejerine |
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Definitions |
An autosomal dominant disorder affecting the skeletal muscles of the face, scapula, and upper arm. Patients present with muscle weakness in these anatomic areas. The muscle weakness eventually spreads to other skeletal muscles as well. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0001347 |
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has_exact_synonym |
FSH dystrophy facioscapulohumeral myopathy Landouzy Dejerine muscular dystrophy Landouzy-Dejerine myopathy Landouzy-Dejerine muscular dystrophy FSHD facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy facioscapulohumeral dystrophy muscular dystrophy, Landouzy-Dejerine |
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label |
facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0001347 |
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prefLabel |
facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy |
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textual definition |
An autosomal dominant disorder affecting the skeletal muscles of the face, scapula, and upper arm. Patients present with muscle weakness in these anatomic areas. The muscle weakness eventually spreads to other skeletal muscles as well. |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0016106 |