Kathryn N North, Ching H Wang, Nigel Clarke, Heinz Jungbluth, Mariz Vainzof, James J Dowling, Kimberly Amburgey, Susana Quijano-Roy, Alan H Beggs, Caroline Sewry, Nigel G Laing, Carsten G Bönnemann
Over the past decade there have been major advances in defining the genetic basis of the majority of congenital myopathy subtypes. However the relationship between each congenital myopathy, defined on histological grounds, and the genetic cause is complex. Many of the congenital myopathies are due to mutations in more than one gene, and mutations in the same gene can cause different muscle pathologies. The International Standard of Care Committee for Congenital Myopathies performed a literature review and consulted a group of experts in the field to develop a summary of (1) the key features common to all forms of congenital myopathy and (2) the specific features that help to discriminate between the different genetic subtypes...
February 2014: Neuromuscular Disorders: NMD