Autosomal dominant centronuclear myopathy: report of a new family with clinical features simulating facioscapulohumeral syndrome

Muscle Nerve. 1997 Sep;20(9):1194-6. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199709)20:9<1194::aid-mus19>3.0.co;2-t.

Abstract

The centronuclear myopathies are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders which share similar histological features on muscle biopsy. The familial cases have been classified genetically as X-linked or autosomal in inheritance. The autosomal forms usually have a later onset and milder course as compared to the X-linked form. Thirteen families with autosomal dominant centronuclear myopathy have been previously described. We describe an additional family with unique clinical features which initially suggested a facioscapulohumeral syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Chromosomes*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • Genes, Dominant*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Muscles / pathology
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnosis
  • Muscular Diseases / genetics*
  • Muscular Diseases / pathology*
  • Muscular Dystrophies / diagnosis*