8C72.01

Centronuclear myopathy

Miopatia centronuclear

Category

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.

Index Terms

Centronuclear myopathyAutosomal recessive centronuclear myopathyCentronuclear myopathy with type I fibre hypotrophyAutosomal dominant centronuclear myopathySevere infantile myotubular myopathyMyotubular myopathysevere x-linked myotubular myopathyx-linked centronuclear myopathymyotubular centronuclear myopathy