Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (Landouzy-Dejerine muscular dystrophy)

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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Alternate Names : Landouzy-Dejerine muscular dystrophy

Definition

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue.

Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy affects the upper body, unlike Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy, which affect the lower body.

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder. It appears in both men and women and may develop in a child if either parent carries the gene for the disorder.

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy affects approximately 5 out of 100,000 people. It affects men and women equally.

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Superficial anterior muscles

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Superficial anterior muscles

Review Date : 3/9/2010
Reviewed By : Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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