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Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) is a form of muscular dystrophy (weakness and breakdown of muscular tissue) mainly described in Japan. Fifteen cases were first described in 1960 by Fukuyama.[1]
In 1995, the disorder was linked to mutations in a gene coding for the protein fukutin (the FCMD gene).[2]
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