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What is the prevalence of Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy?
Prevalence of Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy: how many people are affected worldwide, differences by sex and region, with sources.
There are only estimates in various countries, many people are not officially diagnosed. According to MDA's webiste, The prevalence of the autosomal dominant form is estimated to be 1 in 100,000 in Western countries. Because of the “founder effect,” which happens when a founder of a new population has a genetic mutation, the prevalence of OPMD is higher in French Canadians and Bukhara Jews living in Israel.1,2
Posted Jan 6, 2026 by OPMD Association
Yes I do. It affects men and women the same. In a family of an affected person by OPMD, the descendants have 50% chances to be affected. OPMD affects adults usually starting at the 4th decade of life
Posted May 18, 2017 by Monica 2150
These questions are complex enough that the reader needs more than a quick cliff notes version. Please see https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/oculopharyngeal-muscular-dystrophy/
Posted Feb 22, 2021 by James 2500
