| Descriptor English: | Muscular Dystrophies | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Distrofias Musculares
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Distrofias Musculares | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Dystrophies musculaires | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Dystrophies, Muscular Dystrophy, Muscular Muscular Dystrophy Myodystrophica Myodystrophicas Myodystrophies Myodystrophy |
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| Tree number(s): |
C05.651.534.500 C10.668.491.175.500 C16.320.577 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009136 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VI virology |
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| Entry Combination: |
veterinary:Muscular Dystrophy, Animal
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2000; see MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 1966-1999 |
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| History Note: | 2000(1966) |
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| Related: |
Mice, Inbred mdx
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| DeCS ID: | 9328 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D009136 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WE 559 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/11/08 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2004/07/07 |
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Muscular Dystrophies
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0014254 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Muscular Dystrophies |
| Entry term(s) |
Dystrophies, Muscular Dystrophy, Muscular Muscular Dystrophy Myodystrophica Myodystrophicas Myodystrophies Myodystrophy |
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