oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy


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Noun1.oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy - a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant
dystrophy, muscular dystrophy - any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
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ASX: BLT; NASDAQ: BNTC; NASDAQ: BNTCW) has received US Food and Drug Administration orphan drug designation for BB-301, its DNA directed RNA interference (ddRNAi) therapeutic for the treatment of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD), the company said.
US FDA Grants Benitec Orphan Drug Designation for ddRNAi Therapeutic for Treatment of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
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