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Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy

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A congenital muscular dystrophy that is characterized by congenital weakness, hypotonia, proximal joint contractures, marked hyperlaxity of the distal joints, with a loss of ambulation (if achieved) and uniform respiratory insufficiency during childhood that h

A congenital muscular dystrophy that is characterized by congenital weakness, hypotonia, proximal joint contractures, marked hyperlaxity of the distal joints, with a loss of ambulation (if achieved) and uniform respiratory insufficiency during childhood that has_material_basis_in mutations in COL6A1, COL6A2 and COL6A3 genes.

Also known as: ULLRICH DISEASE; Ullrich scleroatonic muscular dystrophy