Survey of Duchenne type and congenital type of muscular dystrophy in Shimane, Japan

Duchenne muscular dystrophy and congenital muscular dystrophy (Fukuyama type) were analyzed clinically, genetically and epidemiologically in Shimane Prefecture in the Western Honshu Island of Japan. Cases were collected from all available sources and the diagnosis was reexamined by our group, yielding a total of 83 patients with various myopathies.