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ORPHA:599Category
Also called Distal muscular dystrophy
What it is
Distal myopathy refers to a group of muscle diseases which share the clinical pattern of predominant weakness and atrophy beginning in the feet and/or hands.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 1 000 000 (United Kingdom)
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
- Classified as
- Category
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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