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Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is an autosomal dominant muscular dystrophy with an estimated incidence of approximately 1/20,000 worldwide. It is the third most common hereditary muscular dystrophy, after Duchenne muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy. The disease was first described by Landouzy and Dejerine in 1885 and was originally known as Landouzy–Dejerine disease.
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Kan, H.E., Janssen, B.H., Voet, N.B.M. (2013). Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy. In: Wattjes, M., Fischer, D. (eds) Neuromuscular Imaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6552-2_23
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