Familial late onset oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.
An English family is described several members of which have suffered from oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. No symptoms were noticed in any affected members of the family until aged at least 50 years. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance is clearly shown.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics
D003402:Creatine Kinase