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Results 1 - 10 of 20 for Skeletal muscle atrophy
  1. Centronuclear myopathy 
    ... condition characterized by muscle weakness (myopathy) and wasting (atrophy) in the skeletal muscles, which are the muscles used for movement. The severity of centronuclear myopathy varies among affected individuals, even among members of the same ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/centronuclear-myopathy - Genetics
  2. Spinal muscular atrophy 
    ... a genetic disorder characterized by weakness and wasting (atrophy) in muscles used for movement (skeletal muscles). It is caused by a loss of ... from the brain and spinal cord that tell skeletal muscles to tense ... people with spinal muscular atrophy are missing a piece of the SMN1 gene, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/spinal-muscular-atrophy - Genetics
  3. LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy 
    ... is a disorder that causes weakness and wasting (atrophy) of muscles used for movement (skeletal muscles). This condition varies in severity, from a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../lama2-related-muscular-dystrophy - Genetics
  4. Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy 
    ... die over time, leading to progressive weakness and atrophy of the skeletal muscles.The lack of functional alpha-dystroglycan also impairs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../fukuyama-congenital-muscular-dystrophy - Genetics
  5. Renpenning syndrome 
    ... generally have small testes. Seizures and wasting away (atrophy) of muscles used for movement (skeletal muscles) may also occur in this disorder.About ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/renpenning-syndrome - Genetics
  6. LMNA-related congenital muscular dystrophy 
    ... condition that primarily affects muscles used for movement (skeletal muscles). It is part of a group of genetic conditions called congenital muscular dystrophies, which cause weak muscle tone (hypotonia) and muscle wasting (atrophy) beginning very early in life.In people with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...mna-related-congenital-muscular-dystrophy - Genetics
  7. Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy 
    ... a group of genetic conditions characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy). The Duchenne and Becker types of muscular dystrophy are two related conditions that primarily affect skeletal muscles, which are used for movement, and heart ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../duchenne-and-becker-muscular-dystrophy - Genetics
  8. Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease type 1 
    ... with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease type 1 develop skeletal issues such as an ... The prevalence ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../pelizaeus-merzbacher-like-disease-type-1 - Genetics
  9. Walker-Warburg syndrome 
    ... conditions known as congenital muscular dystrophies, which cause muscle ... syndrome affects the skeletal muscles, which are muscles the body uses for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/walker-warburg-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Myotonic dystrophy 
    ... functioning of cells in the heart, brain, and skeletal muscles (which are used for movement). The protein ... is found primarily in the heart and in skeletal muscles, where it helps regulate the function of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/myotonic-dystrophy - Genetics
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