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Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Other Names for this Disease
- EDMD
- Humeroperoneal neuromuscular disease, (formerly)
- Muscular dystrophy, tardive, Dreifuss-Emery type, with contractures
- Scapuloperoneal syndrome, X-linked (formerly)
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General Information
- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Click on the link to go to GHR and review the information.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
- The The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database contains genetics resources that discuss Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Click on the link to go to OMIM and review these resources.