Term Name: | Miyoshi muscular dystrophy |
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Synonyms: | Miyoshi myopathy |
Definition: | A distal muscular dystrophy characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance of distal muscle weakness in the upper and lower limbs that spares the intrinsic muscles of the hands and has onset in young adulthood. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0070198] (DOID:0070198) |