Diseases [C] » Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] » Muscular Diseases » Muscular Disorders, Atrophic » Muscular Dystrophies
Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Neuromuscular Diseases » Muscular Diseases » Muscular Disorders, Atrophic » Muscular Dystrophies
Diseases [C] » Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16] » Genetic Diseases, Inborn » Muscular Dystrophies
Description
A heterogeneous group of inherited MYOPATHIES, characterized by wasting and weakness of the SKELETAL MUSCLE. They are categorized by the sites of MUSCLE WEAKNESS; AGE OF ONSET; and INHERITANCE PATTERNS. MeSH
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Subtype Terms (9)
Glycogen Storage Disease Type VII
1 approved drug
Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle
12 drugs (3 approved, 9 experimental)
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
89 drugs (38 approved, 51 experimental)
Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss
Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral
11 drugs (6 approved, 5 experimental)
Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal
3 drugs (1 approved, 2 experimental)
Myotonic Dystrophy
13 drugs (6 approved, 7 experimental)
Phase 4 Indicated Drugs (2)
Phase 3 Indicated Drugs (5)
Phase 2 Indicated Drugs (3)
Phase 1 Indicated Drugs (4)
Other Experimental Indicated Drugs (6)
Organization Involved with Phase 4 Indications (9)
Organization Involved with Phase 3 Indications (60)
Children's National Medical Center
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Methodist Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority
The University of Texas, Dallas
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
University of California, Davis
University of California, Los Angeles
Organization Involved with Phase 2 Indications (61)
Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Organization Involved with Phase 1 Indications (26)
Organization Involved with Other Experimental Indications (8)
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