children s health issues
Emery Dreifuss Dystrophy
Introduction
Emery-Dreifuss dystrophy is a muscular dystrophy that is inherited in various ways. In addition to weakness and muscle wasting, people often have heart problems that may cause sudden death. Muscular dystrophies are a group of inherited muscle disorders in which one or more Genes needed for normal muscle structure and function are defective, leading to muscle Emery-Dreifuss dystrophy is inherited in various ways because different genes may be involved. Sometimes only one defective gene is needed, which can be inherited from either parent ( Dominant disorders ). Sometimes a defective gene must be inherited form both parents ( 