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Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal

Medical Definition:	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 distrophy.
Guide Notes:	/vet: coord with MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL
Previously Indexed:	Muscular Dystrophies (1969-2002)

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