muscular dystrophy
noun
: any of a group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive wasting of muscles compare becker muscular dystrophy, duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Sarepta and much of the Duchenne community are hoping the agency will approve the treatment for nearly all patients with muscular dystrophy, regardless of age or wheelchair status.
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Elaine Chen, STAT, 20 June 2024
As with the muscular dystrophies, there are many varieties of C.M.S. Hers was caused by an abnormality in a gene called COLQ.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 5 June 2024
The former nurse aide falsely claimed that Gypsy Rose suffered from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and more, and had her daughter confined to a wheelchair with a feeding tube.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
Throughout the child’s life, Dee Dee reported that her daughter had (among other things) epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, leukemia, asthma, vision problems, hearing loss, and chromosomal defects.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 9 June 2024
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Elaine Chen, STAT, 20 June 2024
As with the muscular dystrophies, there are many varieties of C.M.S. Hers was caused by an abnormality in a gene called COLQ.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 5 June 2024
The former nurse aide falsely claimed that Gypsy Rose suffered from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and more, and had her daughter confined to a wheelchair with a feeding tube.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
Throughout the child’s life, Dee Dee reported that her daughter had (among other things) epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, leukemia, asthma, vision problems, hearing loss, and chromosomal defects.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 9 June 2024
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