It is inherited in an autosomal-dominant, X-linked, or less frequently autosomal recessive manner; one of the genes associated with EDMD is the emerin (<i>EMD)</i> gene.<h4>Case description</h4>A total of two Ecuadorian siblings aged 57 (Subject A) and 55 (Subject B) were diagnosed with deafness and an unspecified type of muscular dystrophy based on family history and clinical findings. The gene discussed is EMD; the disease is Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.