Muscular Dystrophy

Acceptability at Recruitment

QUALIFIED

Acceptability at CT / Work-Up

QUALIFIED

Individual at Risk

Donor

Explanation of Condition

Inherited condition leading to muscle wasting.

See also Muscular Dystrophy

Guidance

Unacceptable risk to donor with bone marrow harvest. May donate by PBSC only if able to transfer to couch independently.

Pseudonyms or Related Conditions

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Becker muscular dystrophy

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

Congenital muscular dystrophy

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Myotonic muscular dystrophy

Myotonia congenita

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

Distal muscular dystrophy

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

Version

Version 1, Edition 2

Date of Last Update

1 June 2016