distal myopathy

distal myopathy
any of numerous forms of muscular dystrophy, varying in mode of inheritance and age of onset, that affect first the feet and hands and progress to involve more proximal muscle groups. Among the disorders included here are Welander distal m. and the hereditary inclusion body myopathies. Called also distal muscular dystrophy.

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  • hereditary inclusion body myopathy — any of a group of distal myopathies characterized by inclusion bodies with rimmed vacuoles. An autosomal recessive type is due to mutation in the GNE gene (locus: 9p13.3), which encodes a key enzyme in sialic acid biosynthesis. It has onset… …   Medical dictionary

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  • Nemaline myopathy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G71.2 ICD 9 359.0 …   Wikipedia

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