Nonaka myopathy

Nonaka myopathy
Nonaka distal myopathy a rare, autosomal recessive myopathy due to mutation in the GNE gene (locus: 9p13.3), which encodes a key enzyme in sialic acid biosynthesis; it is allelic with autosomal recessive hereditary inclusion body myopathy. It is characterized by rimmed vacuoles in the muscles of the legs, usually sparing the gastrocnemius muscles.

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