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Myopathies, Structural, Congenital

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Definition: A heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by the early onset of hypotonia, developmental delay of motor skills, non-progressive weakness. Each of these disorders is associated with a specific histologic muscle fiber abnormality.     
Examples Myopathies, Nemaline; Myopathy, Central Core
Other names Centronuclear Myopathies; Aggregate Myopathy, Tubular; Aggregate Myopathies, Tubular; Structural Myopathies, Congenital; Non-Progressive Myopathies, Congenital; Congenital Structural Myopathies; Congenital Non-Progressive Myopathies; Tubular Aggregate Myopathies; Structural Myopathy, Congenital; Non-Progressive Myopathy, Congenital; Non Progressive Myopathies, Congenital; Myotubular Myopathy; Myotubular Myopathies; Myopathy, Tubular Aggregate; Myopathy, Congenital Structural; Myopathy, Congenital Non-Progressive; Myopathy, Centronuclear; Myopathies, Tubular Aggregate; Myopathies, Myotubular; Myopathies, Congenital Structural
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Myotubular myopathy, X-linked  0   *Myopathies, Structural, Congenital.
Spheroid body myopathy  0   *Myopathies, Structural, Congenital.

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