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Descriptor English:   Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal 
Descriptor Spanish:   Distrofia Muscular Oculofaríngea 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Distrofia Muscular Oculofaríngea 
Synonyms English:   Dystrophies, Oculopharyngeal Muscular
Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal Muscular
Muscular Dystrophies, Oculopharyngeal
Oculopharyngeal Dystrophy
Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophies
Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
Progressive Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal Type  
Tree Number:   C05.651.534.500.450
C10.668.491.175.500.450
C16.320.577.450
Definition English:   An autosomal dominant hereditary disease that presents in late in life and is characterized by DYSPHAGIA and progressive ptosis of the eyelids. Mutations in the gene for POLY(A)-BINDING PROTEIN II have been associated with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. 
Indexing Annotation English:   /vet: coord with MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL
See Related English:   Poly(A)-Binding Protein II
 
History Note English:   2003; use MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES 2001-2002 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   37274 
Unique Identifier:   D039141 

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