hello in this video we're going to talk about tissues a tissue is a group of similar cells and cell products that work together to perform a specific structural and physiological role in an organ ...

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

More than 30 rare muscular dystrophy types cause progressive muscle weakness from inherited gene mutations. Combined, they affect about 1 in 5,000 to 8,000 people. Common subtypes vary by age of onset ...

"High clinical suspicion is important for this population of patients. Since muscular dystrophy is progressive in nature, monitoring disease progression in these patients is critical for timing ...

Genetic testing can confirm a muscular dystrophy (MD) diagnosis when symptoms and other tests already suggest MD. It also identifies specific gene mutations that can guide targeted treatment. Genetic ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular condition caused by mutations in the SMN1 gene. SMA is characterized by symmetrical progressive (proximal predominant) muscle atrophy caused by ...

If your doctor has suggested that you may have a myopathy, you likely have a lot of questions. There are many types of myopathies with different causes and outlooks. Myopathies are a class of diseases ...