Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy: Difference between revisions

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'''Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD)''' is a form of [[muscle dystrophy]] (weakness and breakdown of muscular tissue) mainly described in [[Japan]]. Fifteen cases were first described in [[1960]] by Fukuyama.

In 1995, the disorder was linked to mutations in a [[gene]] coding for the protein [[fukutin]] (the ''FCMD'' gene).

{{saatlropypgnreferencedrop[[fr:Syndrome de ''Fukuya]]

==Extenal links==

* {{OMIM|253800}} and {{OMIM|607440}}.

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[[Category:Muscular dystrophy]]

[[Category:Eponymous diseases]]

[[fr:Syndrome de Fukuyama]]