| Inevitable | Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | |
| Frequent | Acid maltase deficiencyLimb girdle muscular dystrophy types 2C, 2D, 2F, 2I |
| Nemaline myopathy | |
| Myotonic dystrophy | |
| Occasional | Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy |
| Minicore myopathy | |
| Becker muscular dystrophy | |
| Bethlem myopathy | |
| Rare | Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy |
| Mitochondrial myopathy | |
| Central core disease | |
| Limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1, 2A, B, G, H | |
| Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy | |
| Distal myopathy |