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8C72.01 category

Centronuclear myopathy

Definition

Centronuclear myopathy (CNM) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder characterised by clinical features of a congenital myopathy and centrally placed nuclei on muscle biopsy. It encompasses the X-linked form, the autosomal recessive form and the autosomal dominant form with a highly variable clinical presentation.

Also indexed as

Autosomal dominant centronuclear myopathyAutosomal recessive centronuclear myopathyCentronuclear myopathyCentronuclear myopathy with type I fibre hypotrophyMyotubular myopathySevere infantile myotubular myopathymyotubular centronuclear myopathysevere x-linked myotubular myopathyx-linked centronuclear myopathy

Nearby in Congenital myopathy with structural abnormalities