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Muscular dystrophy and other inherited diseases of skeletal muscle in animals (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ; v. 317) by John B. (editor) Harris, 1979 Muscular Dystrophy: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Medicine) The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Congenital, Childhood-Onset, and Adult-Onset Forms of Muscular Dystrophy, Such as ... Becker, Emery-Drei (Health Reference Series) by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon, 2004-09-01 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Animal Models and Genetic Manipulation by John McChowell, Allen D. Roses, et all 1992-04 Muscular Dystrophy (Health Watch) by Gail Lemley Burnett, Stephen D. Rioux, et all 2000-12 Muscular Dystrophy Research: Advances and New Trends (International Congress Series) by Howard Griffin, 1980-12 Muscular Dystrophy: Biomedical Aspects Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD): Clinical Medicine and Molecular Cell Biology by David Cooper, Meena Upadhhyaya, 2004-06-15 Muscular Dystrophy - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References by Health Publica Icon Health Publications, 2003-11-13 Myoblast Transfer: Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy (Medical Intelligence Unit) by Peter K. Law, 1994-12 Trends in Muscular Dystrophy Research Trends in Muscular Dystrophy Research The History of a Genetic Disease: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy or Meryon's Disease by Alan E.H. Emery, Marcia L.H. Emery, 1995-03-01

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41. Muscular Dystrophy
    Cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, Retts syndrome Apr 2004; muscular dystrophies of latter onset myDr muscular dystrophies (MD) of latter onset  
    http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Muscular_dystrophy

42. Muscular Dystrophies - Information / Diagnosis / Treatment / Prevention
    home neurological disorders muscle diseases muscular dystrophies muscular dystrophies. Information • Diagnosis • Treatment • Prevention.  
    http://www.healthcyclopedia.com/neurological-disorders/muscle-diseases/muscular-

43. Muscular Dystrophy
    Muscular dystrophy. Definition The group of diseases called muscular dystrophies (MD) includes many inherited disorders such as  
    http://www.healthscout.com/ency/article/001190.htm
    
    Extractions: Causes, incidence, and risk factors: The group of diseases called muscular dystrophies (MD) includes many inherited disorders such as: These disorders are distinguished from each other by the type of inheritance (sex-linked, dominant gene , recessive gene ), the age when symptoms appear, and the types of symptoms that develop. Because these are inherited disorders, risks include a family history of muscular dystrophy.

44. Muscular Dystrophy Hub
    muscular dystrophies by the Merck Manual. muscular dystrophies and Myopathies - by the University of Chicago Department of Neurology.  
    http://www.healthubs.com/dystrophy/
    
    Extractions: Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles which control movement. The major forms of muscular dystrophy include Duchenne, Becker, myotonic, limb-girdle, facioscapulohumeral, congenital, oculopharyngeal, distal and Emery-Dreifuss. Duchenne is the most common form of muscular dystrophy affecting children, and myotonic muscular dystrophy is the most common form affecting adults. Overviews - Full text articles - Fact sheets NINDS Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Information Page - by The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health. Muscular Dystrophy by Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Testimony on Muscular Dystrophy, February 27, 2001 - statement of Audrey S. Penn, M.D. Acting Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Muscular Dystrophy by the University of Maryland Medicine Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy - by the Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center. Muscular Dystrophies - by the Merck Manual.

45. Diagnose-Me: Conditions: Muscular Dystrophy
    Some of these muscular dystrophies result in premature death; others may allow the person to live for decades with varying degrees of disability.  
    http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C454168.html
    
    Extractions: Signs, symptoms and indicators Treatment recommendations Muscular dystrophy is one of a number of muscular diseases (myopathies) characterized by progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue. It is caused by an inherited genetic abnormality whereas other myopathies, such as polymositis, can be caused by an abnormality of the immune system . These disorders can develop at any time from birth through adulthood. There are many types of muscular dystrophy (MD). These diseases are classified according to the muscle groups involved and the age of onset. Some of these muscular dystrophies result in premature death; others may allow the person to live for decades with varying degrees of disability. MD is characterized by muscle weakness in various parts of the body, depending on its type. Muscle weakness worsens over time; initial symptoms usually develop gradually. MD includes many inherited disorders such as: These disorders are distinguished from each other by the type of inheritance (sex-linked, dominant gene, recessive gene), the age when symptoms appear, and the types of symptoms that develop. Because these are inherited disorders, risk factors include a family history of muscular dystrophy.

46. EPodiatry
    muscular dystrophies. Comments Muscular dystrophy Association. URL http//www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic65.htm. Comments Childhood muscular dystrophies.  
    http://www.epodiatry.com/education_sub3.asp?topic=Pediatrics&sub1=Learning resou

47. News In DMD
    News in Muscular Dystrophy. 17/04/04 IN PRESS (Neuromuscular Disorders, 2004) Inducing muscle hypertrophy as a therapeutic strategy for muscular dystrophies.  
    http://www.distrofiamuscular.net/news.htm
    
    Extractions: News in Muscular Dystrophy We need treatments to stop/slow the progression of DMD.....the parents need safe and complete information.....see the best informations of treatments in FFF -fight for a future.... Message Board Clinical Trials david-feder@uol.com.br BRAZILIAN RESEARCH CENTER - IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS NEW JUNE/2004 IN PRESS (Neuroscience Letters, 2004): Cardiomyopathy in Muscular Dystrophy Workshop 28–30 September 2003, Tucson, Arizona Clinical Recomendations: MAY/2004 Therapeutic gene transfer to dystrophic diaphragm by an adenoviral vector deleted of all viral genes NEW Cardiopulmonary failure in Duchenne muscular dystrophypathophysiology and management NEW Decreased total nitric oxide production in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy NEW Ultrastructural changes in muscular tissues of dystrophin/utrophin double-knockout mice after bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation NEW 18/05/04: Creatine monohydrate enhances strength and body composition in Duchenne muscular dystrophy NEW Tarnopolsky, M.A. MD, PhD; Mahoney, D.J. BSc; Vajsar, J. MD; Rodriguez, C. BSc; Doherty, T.J. MD, PhD; Roy, B.D. PhD; Biggar, D. MD

48. AllRefer Health - Muscular Dystrophy (Inherited Myopathy, MD)
    Muscular Dystrophy. Overview, Causes, Risk Factors. The group of diseases called muscular dystrophies (MD) includes many inherited disorders such as  
    http://health.allrefer.com/health/muscular-dystrophy-info.html
    
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49. Muscular Dystrophy
    . The muscular dystrophies include Duchenne decline. Nine types of muscular dystrophies are generally recognized.  
    http://www.ehendrick.org/healthy/000925.htm
    
    Extractions: Resources Muscular dystrophy is the name for a group of inherited disorders in which strength and muscle bulk gradually decline. Nine types of muscular dystrophies are generally recognized. The muscular dystrophies include: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): DMD affects young boys, causing progressive muscle weakness, usually beginning in the legs. It is the most severe form of muscular dystrophy. DMD occurs in about 1 in 3,500 male births, and affects approximately 8,000 boys and young men in the United States. A milder form occurs in very few female carriers. Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD): BMD affects older boys and young men, following a milder course than DMD. BMD occurs in about 1 in 30,000 male births. Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD): EDMD affects young boys, causing contractures and weakness in the calves, weakness in the shoulders and upper arms, and problems in the way electrical impulses travel through the heart to make it beat (heart conduction defects). Fewer than 300 cases of EDMD have been identified. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD): LGMD begins in late childhood to early adulthood and affects both men and women, causing weakness in the muscles around the hips and shoulders. It is the most variable of the muscular dystrophies, and there are several different forms of the disease now recognized. Many people with suspected LGMD have probably been misdiagnosed in the past, and therefore the prevalence of the disease is difficult to estimate. The number of people affected in the United States may be in the low thousands.

50. InteliHealth: Muscular Dystrophy
    Muscular Dystrophy. Symptoms. Symptoms of muscular dystrophies, as well as their age of onset, vary according to the specific form of illness  
    http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10383.html

51. HHMI News: Researchers Identify Defect That Causes Rare Muscular Dystrophies
    Researchers Identify Defect that Causes Rare muscular dystrophies. This work demonstrates that dystroglycan has two roles in the  
    http://www.hhmi.org/news/campbell4.html
    
    Extractions: "This work demonstrates that dystroglycan has two roles in the brain: a developmental role and a synaptic role," said HHMI investigator Kevin Campbell. Subtle defects in the processing of a single protein that provides structural integrity to muscle cells can lead to several devastating forms of muscular dystrophy, according to studies by Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers and their colleagues at the University of Iowa. The scientists reported in two papers published in the July 25, 2002, issue of the journal Nature that defects in enzymes responsible for the processing of the structural protein dystroglycan are the underlying cause of several rare forms of muscular dystrophy that affect muscles and cause additional developmental brain abnormalities including mental retardation. The new findings will immediately help doctors in providing accurate diagnosis and appropriate genetic counseling to patients and their families. In the longer term, knowing the underlying cause of the muscular dystrophies will help researchers tailor their interventions, according to Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

52. Muscular Dystrophy
    Dystrophinassociated proteins and the muscular dystrophies. Ann Rev Med 1997;48457-466; Cwik VA. Molecular basis of muscular dystrophies.  
    http://www.5mcc.com/Assets/SUMMARY/TP0604.html
    
    Extractions: Autosomal dominant: Myotonic dystrophy have expanded CTG repeat of the gene at chromosome 19 ("Myotonin"); OPMD have mutation of gene at chromosome 14 ("PolyA-binding protein 2"); LGMD: Caveolin-3 gene mutation. Anticipation in successive generations were seen in myotonic dystrophy and OPMD. Autosomal dominant forms of ED can be resulted from mutation of Lamin A/C at chromosome 1.

53. Becker Muscular Dystrophy, BMD,Becker Muscular Dystrophy, BMD,Benign Pseudohyper
    The muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic disorders, which cause muscle weakness. Are other muscular dystrophies difficult to distinguish from BMD?  
    http://www.icomm.ca/geneinfo/becker.htm

54. Scapular Fixation In Muscular Dystrophy (Cochrane Review)
    In facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (and occasionally in other muscular dystrophies) there is selective weakness of the thoracoscapular muscles which may  
    http://www.update-software.com/abstracts/AB003278.htm
    
    Extractions: From The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2004 Scapular fixation in muscular dystrophy (Cochrane Review) Mummery CJ, Copeland SA, Rose MR ABSTRACT Order full review View and/or submit comments What's new in this issue Search abstracts ... Browse by Review Group A substantive amendment to this systematic review was last made on 11 February 2003. Cochrane reviews are regularly checked and updated if necessary. Background: Winging of the scapula is caused by weakness of the thoracoscapular muscles, which allows the scapula to lift off the chest wall during shoulder movements. In facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (and occasionally in other muscular dystrophies) there is selective weakness of the thoracoscapular muscles which may spare other shoulder muscles such as the deltoid muscle. This imbalance results in significant winging and loss of shoulder function. Historically, a number of different surgical and non-surgical interventions have been used to achieve scapular stability. This review examines the evidence available for the use of all scapular fixation techniques in muscular dystrophy, especially facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Objectives: To examine the evidence for the relative efficacy of scapular fixation techniques in muscular dystrophy (especially facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy) in improving upper limb function.

55. Encyclopaedia Topic : Muscular Dystrophy, Section : Introduction
    The muscular dystrophies are a group of over 20 hereditary muscle disorders in which slow, progressive muscle wasting occurs, leading to increasing weakness  
    http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=319

56. BBC News | HEALTH | Gene Clue To Muscular Dystrophy
    diseases. . He added We believe that this mechanism may well be recognised in many more forms of muscular dystrophies in the future. .  
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1703000/1703476.stm
    
    Extractions: Sarah Yates, Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Scientists from Hammersmith Hospital in London and Oxford University have found that a newly discovered gene when mutated is responsible for both congenital and limb girdle muscular dystrophy. Congenital MD usually affects infants while limb girdle MD can start in late childhood or adulthood and generally causes weakness in the shoulder or pelvic girdle. 'Rewarding' Professor Francesco Muntoni from Hammersmith Hospital said the discovery could help improve diagnoses and treatment of patients. "The identification of this new disease gene has been particularly rewarding. We initially recognised this form of congenital muscular dystrophy as a novel and distinct clinical entity.

57. Laboratory For Gene Therapy Of Muscular Dystrophies
    Laboratory for Gene Therapy of muscular dystrophies. At least 25% of these biopsies are taken from patients with muscular dystrophies.  
    http://www.lmb.uni-muenchen.de/groups/hl/welcome.html
    
    Extractions: Muscular dystrophies like Duchenne's muscular dystophy (DMD) are amongst the most common hereditary diseases and lead to severe disability and early death. Alternative treatments are not available. Therefore, a successful treatment modality such as somatic gene therapy would constitute substantial clinical and economical benefit. We are confident that we will be able to develop viral vectors and treatment modalities for DMD which will allow to replace a sufficient amount of functionally adequate dystrophin and to significantly improve the clinical phenotype. Furthermore, the results of this project are expected to pave the way for designing efficient gene therapy protocols for other genetic diseases of skeletal muscles, as well as other organs. We will address key scientific and practical issues that must be resolved before human trials of gene therapy for hereditary muscular dystrophies such as DMD can be contemplated. A network of collaborations has been established: The Friedrich-Baur-Institut (director: Prof. Dr. D. Pongratz) is one of the most important centers for the diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular diseases in Germany. More than 500 muscle biopsies per year are processed. At least 25% of these biopsies are taken from patients with muscular dystrophies.

58. ClinicalTrials.gov - Information On Clinical Trials And Human Research Studies:
    2. Recruiting, Study of Albuterol and Oxandrolone in Patients With Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (FSHD) Condition muscular dystrophies.  
    http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009136

59. HealthCentral - General Encyclopedia - Muscular Dystrophy
    Muscular dystrophy. LambertEaton syndrome and myasthenia gravis have symptoms that may be similar to early stages of some of the muscular dystrophies.  
    http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/001190.cfm
    
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60. Muscular Dystrophy Fact Sheet At Disability Network - The Network Of Disabled In
    Fact Sheet Muscular Dystrophy (MD). muscular dystrophies can be defined a type of disease which results in wasting of muscles of the body.  
    http://www.disabilitynet.org.in/facts/md.htm
    
    Extractions: Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) onset of the disease is adolescence or adulthood. Symptoms are nearly identical to Duchenne but often much less severe. Genetic reference : X-linked recessive (i.e.females are carriers). Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) onse is in late childhood to middle age. Symptoms are weakness and wasting affecting shoulder and pelvic girdles first. Progression is usually slowly with cardiopulmonary complications often occurring in later stages of the disease. Genetic reference : Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive. Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSH or FSHD) National Muscular Dystrophy Organisations : www.mdausa.org Muscular Dystrophy Association of America www.mda.org.au

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