oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (n)

n14163676

type n
lex_filenum 26
def a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat
def progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses
def inheritance is autosomal dominant
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Hypernym muscular dystrophy, dystrophy
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Hyponym muscular dystrophy, dystrophy

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