Miyoshi muscular dystrophy

Term ID

DOID:0070198

Synonyms

• Miyoshi myopathy

Definition

A distal myopathy that is 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. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3942856

References

• GARD:9676
• MESH:C537480
• OMIM:PS254130
• ORDO:45448

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:0070198 )