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Bookmark or Share- Investigational FSHD Drug Did Little to Change DUX4 ExpressionFacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is characterized by weakness and muscle atrophy in the eyes, mouth, shoulders, abdominal muscles, upper arms, and lower legs, with onset early in life ...
- What is FSHD? Learn About Condition & | FSHD SocietyFacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, or FSHD, is a genetic disorder that leads to the weakening of skeletal muscles. Typically beginning in early teenage years with the loss of muscles in the face (facio), shoulders (scapula), upper arms (humerus), legs or core, FSHD can spread to any muscle. Around 20 percent will need a wheelchair by age 50.
- Overview Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)Facioscapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a muscle-wasting condition caused by a genetic mutation, which switches on a gene that shouldn’t normally be switched on. The name describes the areas where FSHD usually causes weakened muscles: ‘facio’ = facial. ‘scapulo’ = shoulder blade. ‘humeral’ = upper arm.
- FSHD Symptoms & Patient Experiences | FSHD SocietyFacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is classified as a neuromuscular disease (NMD), as are all types of muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophies are marked by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in the physical components of muscle, and the degeneration of muscle cells and tissue.
- FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy): Symptoms - Cleveland ClinicFacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is an inherited disease that often affects muscles in your face and upper body but can spread to any muscle in your body. Symptoms typically develop between adolescence and age 20 to 30. There’s no cure for FSHD, but there are therapies to ease your symptoms and help you keep up your quality of life.
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