Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) - Cedars-Sinai

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare genetic condition. It causes weakness in the muscles around the upper eyelids and part of the throat ...

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy: MedlinePlus Genetics

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is a genetic condition characterized by muscle weakness that begins in adulthood, typically after age 40.

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) - Diseases

What is oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD)?. OPMD is a rare, slowly progressive myopathy that is characterized by weakness of the eyelids (ocular) and ...

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: Causes, Symptoms ...

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare genetic disease that causes muscle weakness affecting your eyelids and throat.

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy - GeneReviews - NCBI

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is characterized by ptosis and dysphagia due to selective involvement of the muscles of the ...

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare genetic muscle disorder with onset during adulthood most often between 40 and 60 years of age. OPMD is ...

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy - EyeWiki

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a late-onset genetically inherited disease of skeletal muscles associated with progressive blepharoptosis ...

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) - NHS inform

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) affects the muscles in the eyes (ocular) and the throat (pharyngeal).

Signs and Symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD)

A person with OPMD may first notice drooping eyelids (a condition known as ptosis), which gradually leads to tipping the head backward to see properly.

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy | Orphanet

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is an autosomal dominant form of late-onset slowly progressive myopathy characterized by eyelid ptosis, dysphagia and, ...

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD)

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) · oculo refers to the fact that the eye muscles (specifically the eyelids) are affected, causing eyelid drooping – ...

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (Concept Id: C0270952) - NCBI

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is characterized by ptosis and dysphagia due to selective involvement of the muscles of the eyelids and pharynx, ...

OPMD Association – Be a part of the cure!

The mission of the OPMD Association is to advocate for and serve people affected with Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) by providing education, ...

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy - Orphanet

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy ... A rare, adult-onset, progressive myopathy characterized by progressive eyelid ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, dysphagia, ...

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy: Recent advances in the ...

Abstract. Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is an adult-onset disorder characterized by progressive eyelid drooping, swallowing difficulties and ...

OCULOPHARYNGEAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 1; OPMD1 - OMIM

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes that is freely available and ...

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy: Symptoms and more

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness around the eyes and throat. The main ...

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy - ASHA Journals

OPMD is characterized by progressive bilateral ptosis (drooping) of the eyelids and weakness of the oral and pharyngeal muscles leading to dysphagia.

Recent Progress in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy - MDPI

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a late-onset intractable myopathy, characterized by slowly progressive ptosis, dysphagia, ...

Oculopharyngeal, distal, and congenital muscular dystrophies

Outline · Classic form · Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy and Bethlem myopathy · Dystroglycanopathies · - Fukuyama type · - Walker-Warburg ...