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Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type

Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type: Introduction

Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type: A recessively inherited disorder occurring in males from a Japanese inhabitants of Ryukyu Islands. The disorder is characterized by muscle wasting and weakness that affects the lower legs more than the arms. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type is available below.

Symptoms of Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type

• Leg weakness
• Leg wasting
• Arm weakness
• Arm wasting
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Causes of Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type

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Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type: Broader Related Topics

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Definitions of Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type:

Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type, or a subtype of Spinal muscular atrophy, Ryukyuan type, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
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