Becker muscular dystrophy

Term ID

DOID:9883

Synonyms

• benign congenital myopathy
• Benign pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy

Definition

A muscular dystrophy that involves slowly worsening muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis, and has_material_basis_in X-linked recessive inheritance of mutation in the dystrophin gene on chromosome Xp21. (2)

References

• GARD:5900
• MIM:300376
• ORDO:98895
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:111501005
• UMLS_CUI:C0699741

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:9883 )