CMD Review Articles

Below are some general review articles on the CMDs.

  1. Jimenez-Mallebrera C, et al. Congenital muscular dystrophy: molecular and cellular aspects. CMLS. 2005 (62):809-823.
  2. Kirshner J, Bonnemann C. The congenital and limb girdle muscular dystrophies, Sharpening the focus, blurring the boundaries. Arch Neurol. 2004 (61):189-199.
  3. Mercuri E, Longman C. Congenital muscular dystrophy. Ped Annals July 2005 34(7):560-568.
  4. Muntoni F, Voit T. The congenital muscular dystrophies in 2004: a century of exciting progress. Neuromuscular disorders 2004. (14):635-649.

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    A group of diseases causing muscle weakness at birth. Several defined genetic mutations cause muscles to break down faster than they can repair or grow. A child with CMD may have various neurological or physical impairments. Some children never gain the ability to walk, while others lose the ability as they grow older. Learn more...
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