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Bookmark or Share- Muscular Dystrophy > Fact Sheets > Yale MedicineOverview. Muscular dystrophy is a group of more than 30 distinct disorders that all impair the body’s normal process of building and restoring muscle, causing permanent damage. As muscular dystrophy progresses, people experience varying levels of weakness and muscle-control problems.
- Muscular Dystrophy: What It Is, Symptoms, Types & TreatmentMuscular dystrophy refers to a group of more than 30 genetic (inherited) conditions that affect the functioning of your muscles. In general, the symptoms of muscular dystrophy worsen over time. These conditions are a type of myopathy, a disorder of your skeletal muscles.
- Big Picture Perspective | Muscular Dystrophy AssociationBig Picture Perspective. At MDA, we take a big picture perspective across the full spectrum of neuromuscular diseases to uncover scientific and medical breakthroughs that accelerate treatments and cures.
- Providing Help and Hope | Muscular Dystrophy AssociationMDA is the #1 health nonprofit advancing research, care and advocacy for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases.
- Muscular Dystrophy Association - WikipediaMuscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases. Founded in 1950 by Paul Cohen, who lived with muscular dystrophy, MDA accelerates research, advances care, and works to empower families to live longer and more ...
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