Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a severe, progressive genetic muscle-wasting disorder primarily affecting boys, caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene and leading to loss of ambulation and life-threatening cardiac and respiratory complications.
All labels observed (1)
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| Duchenne muscular dystrophy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22692799 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duchenne muscular dystrophy Context triple: [PTC Therapeutics, hasDrugIndication, Duchenne muscular dystrophy]
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MPS II
MPS II, also known as Hunter syndrome, is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by iduronate-2-sulfatase deficiency, leading to progressive multi-organ dysfunction and developmental impairment.
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spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy due to degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord.
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McArdle
McArdle is a surname most notably associated with Andrea McArdle, the American actress and singer who originated the title role in the Broadway musical "Annie."
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Sarepta
Sarepta is an ancient Phoenician coastal town, known from the Bible as the place where the prophet Elijah stayed with a widow during a severe famine.
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Krabbe disease
Krabbe disease is a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder that destroys the protective myelin sheath of nerve cells in the brain and nervous system, typically leading to severe developmental regression and early death in infancy or childhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duchenne muscular dystrophy Target entity description: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a severe, progressive genetic muscle-wasting disorder primarily affecting boys, caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene and leading to loss of ambulation and life-threatening cardiac and respiratory complications.
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A.
MPS II
MPS II, also known as Hunter syndrome, is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by iduronate-2-sulfatase deficiency, leading to progressive multi-organ dysfunction and developmental impairment.
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B.
spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy due to degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord.
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C.
McArdle
McArdle is a surname most notably associated with Andrea McArdle, the American actress and singer who originated the title role in the Broadway musical "Annie."
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D.
Sarepta
Sarepta is an ancient Phoenician coastal town, known from the Bible as the place where the prophet Elijah stayed with a widow during a severe famine.
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E.
Krabbe disease
Krabbe disease is a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder that destroys the protective myelin sheath of nerve cells in the brain and nervous system, typically leading to severe developmental regression and early death in infancy or childhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.