Diseases

Nemaline Myopathies

A group of inherited congenital myopathic conditions characterized clinically by weakness, hypotonia, and prominent hypoplasia of proximal muscles including the face. Muscle biopsy reveals large numbers of rod-shaped structures beneath the muscle fiber plasma membrane. This disorder is genetically heterogeneous and may occasionally present in adults. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1453)

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Abstract

A group of inherited congenital myopathic conditions characterized clinically by weakness, hypotonia, and prominent hypoplasia of proximal muscles including the face. Muscle biopsy reveals large numbers of rod-shaped structures beneath the muscle fiber plasma membrane. This disorder is genetically heterogeneous and may occasionally present in adults. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1453)

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26 entry terms
  • Myopathies, Nemaline
  • Myopathy, Nemaline
  • Myopathy, Rod
  • Myopathy, Rod-Body
  • Nemaline Body Disease
  • Nemaline Myopathy
  • Nemaline Rod Disease
  • Rod Body Disease
  • Rod Myopathy
  • Rod-Body Myopathy
  • Myopathies, Rod
  • Myopathies, Rod-Body
  • Myopathy, Rod Body
  • Rod Body Myopathy
  • Rod Myopathies
  • Rod-Body Myopathies
  • Adult Onset Nemaline Myopathy
  • Autosomal Dominant Nemaline Myopathy
  • Autosomal Recessive Nemaline Myopathy
  • Childhood Onset Nemaline Myopathy
  • Late Onset Nemaline Myopathy
  • Nemaline Myopathy, Adult Onset
  • Nemaline Myopathy, Autosomal Dominant
  • Nemaline Myopathy, Autosomal Recessive
  • Nemaline Myopathy, Childhood Onset
  • Nemaline Myopathy, Late Onset

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000(1994)

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Previous Indexing

  • Muscle Hypotonia (1967-1993)
  • Muscular Diseases (1966-1993)
  • Neuromuscular Diseases (1971-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nemaline Myopathies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017696. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017696
  2. Nemaline Myopathies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemaline_myopathy
  3. Nemaline Myopathies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1507379