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Becker muscular dystrophy

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a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis dermatomyositis dukes' disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease distal muscular dystrophy congenital muscular dystrophy congenital myasthenic syndrome pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy bethlem myopathy emery-dreifuss muscular dystrophy enzootic muscular dystrophy childhood muscular dystrophy progressive muscular dystrophy adult-onset muscular dystrophy
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dystrophy muscular dystrophy

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Beckenham becker Becker County Beckerian Beckerlegge Beckerman