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Muscular dystrophy

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Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of more than 30 genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement. Some forms of MD are seen in newborns, infants or children, while others have late-onset and may not appear until middle age or later. The disorders differ in terms of the distribution and extent of muscle weakness (some forms of MD also affect cardiac muscle), age of onset, rate of progression, and pattern of inheritance. The prognosis for people with MD varies according to the type and progression of the disorder. There is no specific treatment to stop or reverse any form of MD. Treatment is supportive and may include physical therapy, respiratory therapy, speech therapy, orthopedic appliances used for support, corrective orthopedic surgery, and medicationsincluding corticosteroids, anticonvulsants (seizure medications), immunosuppressants, and antibiotics. Some individuals may need assisted ventilation to treat respiratory muscle weaknessor a pacemaker for cardiac (heart)abnormalities.

290 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 74 tagged with Muscular dystrophy itself.

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↑ Myopathy (990) ↑ Hereditary neuromuscular disease (935) ↑ Hereditary skeletal muscle disorder (406)

Sub-types of Muscular dystrophy

Most studied deeper sub-types

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (45) Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 1 (14) Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (11) Congenital myotonic dystrophy (9) Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I (8) Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 2 (8) Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (5) Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E (5) Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C (4) Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (3) Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D (3) Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 2, autosomal dominant (3) Autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1D (DNAJB6) (2) Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2F (2) Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2L (2) Childhood-onset Steinert myotonic dystrophy (2) Juvenile-onset Steinert myotonic dystrophy (2) Autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1F (1) Autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1G (1) Autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1H (1)
Including sub-types (290) Tagged with Muscular dystrophy (74)
Trials to join now! 36 Not yet recruiting 4 Not yet finished but already full! 17 Completed 13 Terminated 4
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