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Also Known As	progressive muscular dystrophy

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limb-girdle dystrophy facioscapulohumeral dystrophy myotonic dystrophy ocular muscular dystrophy oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy distal myopathy Duchenne muscular dystrophy Becker muscular dystrophy electromyography muscle disease myotonia periodic paralysis cramp muscle tumour polymyalgia rheumatica myositis myasthenia gravis tic polymyositis lumbago

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