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Distal myopathy with vocal cord and pharyngeal weakness is an adult-onset, autosomal dominant muscular disease which is characterized by muscle weakness in the feet and hands, combined with vocal or swallowing dysfunction.
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for distal myopathy with vocal cord weakness.
2 publications have been identified in PubMed for distal myopathy with vocal cord weakness. Research spans Review / Meta-Analysis (50%) and Case Report / Case Series (50%).
Findlay AR (2024). [PMID: 39501809](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39501809/). *Dis Model Mech*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Murtazina A (2024). [PMID: 39192891](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39192891/). *Front Genet*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC
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