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