<unk>  <unk>  is a rare, autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy (weakness and breakdown of muscular tissue) mainly described in Japan but also identified in Turkish and Ashkenazi Jewish patients; fifteen cases were first described on 1960 by Dr. Yukio<unk> .<unk>  mainly affects the brain, eyes, and muscles, in particular, the disorder affects development of the skeletal muscles leading to weakness and deformed appearances, and brain development is blunted affecting cognitive functioning as well as social skills. In 1995, the disorder was linked to mutations in a gene coding for the protein fukutin (the<unk>  gene).<unk>  is the second most prevalent form of muscular dystrophy in Japan. One out of every 90 people in Japan is a heterozygous carrier.
Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy
Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy
Jokela type spinal muscular atrophy
Becker muscular dystrophy
X-linked spinal muscular atrophy type 2
Madras motor neuron disease
Distal spinal muscular atrophy type 2
Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy