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What type of muscular dystrophy causes proper internal growth but improper external growth?
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Muscular Dystrophies: Muscular dystrophies cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness & wasting. Main types are Duchenne, Becker, limb girdle, congenital, facioscapulohumeral, myotonic, oculopharyngeal, distal, and Emery-Dreifuss, but > 100 similar inherited diseases exist. Most involve an internal organs/systems- heart, endocrine & nervous systems, GI & urinary tracts, skin &/or eyes- at some stage. See mda.org.
Answered 12/15/2014
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