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muscular dystrophy  

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  • Muscular dystrophy encompasses a group of congenital disorders that are commonly characterized by progressive symmetrical degeneration of skeletal or voluntary muscles devoid of neural or sensory deficiency. Conversely, in some forms of muscular dystrophy involuntary muscles such as the heart and additional organs are affected. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Muscular Dystrophy]

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