title: X linked muscular dystrophy with contractures.
abstract: Another family with X linked muscular dystrophy affecting particularly the humeral and tibial muscles is described. Cardiomyopathy in the eldest male necessitated the insertion of a pacemaker.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000235:genetics*; D003286:Contracture / Q000235:genetics*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D013577:Syndrome; D014960:X Chromosome
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase