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Descriptor English:   Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal 
Descriptor Spanish:   Distrofia Muscular Oculofaríngea 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Distrofia Muscular Oculofaríngea 
Tree Number:   C05.651.534.500.450
C10.668.491.175.500.450
C16.320.577.450
Definition English:   An autosomal dominant hereditary disease that presents in late in life and is characterized by DYSPHAGIA and progressive ptosis of the eyelids. Mutations in the gene for POLY(A)-BINDING PROTEIN II have been associated with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. 
Indexing Annotation English:   /vet: coord with MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL
See Related English:   Poly(A)-Binding Protein II
 
History Note English:   2003; use MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES 2001-2002 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   37274 
Unique Identifier:   D039141 

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