facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy FSH - Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Facioscapulohumeral Type Progressive Muscular Dystrophy Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (disorder) An autosomal dominant degenerative muscle disease characterized by slowly progressive weakness of the muscles of the face, upper-arm, and shoulder girdle. The onset of symptoms usually occurs in the first or second decade of life. Affected individuals usually present with impairment of upper extremity elevation. This tends to be followed by facial weakness, primarily involving the orbicularis oris and orbicularis oculi muscles. (Neuromuscul Disord 1997;7(1):55-62; Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1420) Dystrophy, Landouzy-Dejerine facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy GeneRIF:15551024 FMD - Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Landouzy-Déjérine muscular dystrophy Facioscapulohumeral Atrophies SNOMEDCT:399091004 Fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Facioscapulohumeral Atrophy DOID:11727 Landouzy-Dejerine Dystrophies MSH:D020391 URI: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/cellline#facioscapulohumeral_muscular_dystrophy James Malone GeneRIF:12874395 FSHD - Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy GeneRIF:15520407 Landouzy Dejerine muscular dystrophy Dystrophies, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular muscular dystrophy