1. Muscular dystrophy : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Many diseases called muscular dystrophies (MD) are inherited disorders, such as: Becker's muscular dystrophy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy; Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy; M...• Reviewer: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

2. Muscular Dystrophy  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Muscular dystrophy is the name for a group of inherited disorders in which strength and muscle bulk gradually decline. Nine types of muscular dystrophies are generally recognized.• Author: L. Fleming Fallon Jr., MD, DrPH