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.

Also Known As:

Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal; Oculopharyngeal Dystrophy; Progressive Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal Type; Dystrophies, Oculopharyngeal Muscular; Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal Muscular; Muscular Dystrophies, Oculopharyngeal; Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophies

Musculoskeletal Diseases: 719
- Muscular Diseases: 10128
  - Atrophic Muscular Disorders: 320
    - Muscular Dystrophies: 5779
      - Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: 185
Nervous System Diseases: 14178
- Neuromuscular Diseases: 2005
  - Muscular Diseases: 10128
    - Atrophic Muscular Disorders: 320
      - Muscular Dystrophies: 5779
        Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: 185
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities: 933
- Inborn Genetic Diseases: 11939
  - Muscular Dystrophies: 5779
    - Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: 185

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