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What is Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy?

What is Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy?

  • Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: A group of genetic muscle-wasting diseases which affects mainly the eyes and throat. Weakness in limb and facial muscles can occur in later stages.
  • Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: 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.
    Source - Diseases Database
  • Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant.
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: Introduction

Types of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy:

Broader types of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy:

How serious is Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy?

Prognosis of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: The condition usually progresses slowly.
Complications of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: see complications of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

What causes Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy?

Causes of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: see causes of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

What are the symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy?

Symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: see symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Complications of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: see complications of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Onset of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: Usually in the 5th and 6th decade

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: see treatments for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
Research for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: see research for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Name and Aliases of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Main name of condition: Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Other names or spellings for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy:

Von Graefe syndrome, OPMD, dysphagia-ptosis-muscular dystrophy, Muscular dystrophy, oculopharyngeal

Barbeau's disease Source - Diseases Database

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