How to Use dystrophy in a Sentence

dystrophy

noun

• In this case, the gene therapy treats a condition called retinal dystrophy.
  — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2017
• Muscular dystrophy is indeed a terrible disease, and there's no question that a cure must be found.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 May 2017
• Duchenne syndrome is a rare form of muscular dystrophy that typically affects young boys.
  — Lily O’Neill, kansascity.com, 21 June 2017
• If that sounds modest, boys with 10% or even 5% of normal levels have a much more mild dystrophy known as Becker.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 July 2018
• Myotonic dystrophy type 2, is an even rarer form of the the condition and its exact prevalence is unknown.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 15 Apr. 2022
• Hershoff was diagnosed with Fuch's dystrophy in 2000 and almost lost his sight.
  — Marika Gerken, CNN, 8 Nov. 2020
• In a strange twist of fate, Eichelberger found out a few months ago that her 7-year-old daughter has a form of ocular dystrophy that affects her eyesight.
  — Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2022
• Lewis was also devoted to fighting against muscular dystrophy.
  — Arlene Washington, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Aug. 2017
• Myotonic dystrophy can lead to scarring in the heart, and arrhythmias — an irregular heartbeat.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
• The sweet-natured boy was in 2014 diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
  — Joe Davidson, sacbee.com, 2 June 2017
• Carla suffered from cone-rod dystrophy, a condition that causes a person's vision to deteriorate over time.
  — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 9 June 2019
• The most common type is called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which affects a protein called dystrophin (though not all dystrophies have anything to do with dystrophin).
  — Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2019
• Myotonic dystrophy is also known to cause irregular electrical control of the heartbeat.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2022
• Kristen had a complicated kind of muscular dystrophy, and for six years, the family wore out the road between their home and Children's Hospital.
  — Danielle Dreilinger, NOLA.com, 2 July 2017
• Dufton, who was born with a rare degenerative condition called rod-cone dystrophy, talks with Lee Cowan about how losing his sight did not lead to him forsaking his potential.
  — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
• Falkowski has had several eye surgeries after being diagnosed with Fuchs’ dystrophy, a genetic disorder of the cornea that has left him legally blind in one eye, his attorney said.
  — Kelly Brennan, Philly.com, 10 July 2018
• This year alone, more children will be diagnosed with autism than AIDS, diabetes, muscular dystrophy and cancer combined.
  — Lisa Ackerman, Orange County Register, 31 Mar. 2017
• But largely absent from the show was a pain management disorder – reflex neurovascular dystrophy, also known as complex regional pain syndrome – that Sioux has dealt with for much of her life.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
• In the meantime, Sarepta has won approval for two other dystrophy drugs based on similar results that also require follow-up trials, which the company says are already well underway.
  — Matthew Perrone, Chron, 1 July 2021
• This year, 53 one-of-a-kind pieces were donated to the sale, which raises funds for the Monagasque Association against Muscular dystrophy.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2021
• An important experimental animal, zebrafish genes approximate those of humans closely enough that they’ve been used to investigate diseases such as muscular dystrophy and melanoma.
  — Jacob Brogan, Smithsonian, 13 July 2017
• The first attempt at reconciliation came during Lewis’s 1976 telethon fundraiser for muscular dystrophy.
  — Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2017
• The new approval will treat a type of retinal dystrophy, a rare vision disorder that involves mutations to genes critical to retinal function; retinal cells convert light into electrical signals to the brain, which translates them into images.
  — Alice Park, Time, 20 Dec. 2017
• His teenage son, Dylan, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that causes muscle degeneration and weakness.
  — Anna Gorman, CNN, 8 May 2017
• Her own son, Luke Hoban, has congenital muscular dystrophy and needs considerable assistance, including a wheelchair and a ventilator.
  — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 27 July 2017
• There are actually many kinds of retinal dystrophies, including Leber congenital amaurosis and retinitis pigmentosa.
  — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2017
• Alyson Johnston was 12 when she was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a macular dystrophy condition that causes central vision to deteriorate over time.
  — High School Journalism Institute, oregonlive.com, 20 July 2019
• The one-time treatment is approved for children and adults with retinal dystrophy due to a mutation of the RPE65 gene, which causes severe visual impairment beginning in infancy.
  — Debra Goldschmidt and Susan Scutti, CNN, 20 Dec. 2017
• Retinal dystrophy due to mutation of the RPE65 gene causes severe visual impairment beginning in infancy.
  — Susan Scutti, CNN, 12 Oct. 2017
• This is the ninth edition of the biennial charity auction, which has to date raised more than $70-million for the Monagasque Association against Muscular dystrophy.
  — Carol Besler, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021