Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal
Synonyms
Dystrophies, Oculopharyngeal Muscular
Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal Muscular
Muscular Dystrophies, Oculopharyngeal
Oculopharyngeal Dystrophy
Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophies
Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
Progressive Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal Type
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.
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