Term Name: | Becker muscular dystrophy |
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Synonyms: | benign congenital myopathy, Benign pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy |
Definition: | A muscular dystrophy that involves slowly worsening muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis, and has_material_basis_in X-linked recessive inheritance of mutation in the dystrophin gene on chromosome Xp21. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:9883] ( DOID:9883 ) |