Description : Emery-Driefuss muscular dystrophy is a genetically heterogeneous muscular disease
that presents with muscular dystrophy, joint contractures, and cardiomyopathy with
conduction defects (summary by Liang et al., 2011). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity
of EDMD, see 310300.;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the transmembrane 43 gene (TMEM43, 612048.0002);