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Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

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Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) refers to a group of genetic disorders in which weakness and an abnormal muscle biopsy are present at birth.

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Chen, H. (2017). Congenital Muscular Dystrophy. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2401-1_55

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