myofibrillar myopathy

myofibrillar myopathy
any of several hereditary muscle conditions characterized by abnormal desmin in the myofibrils; affected persons have muscle weakness in distal parts of the limbs and cardiomyopathy. Both autosomal dominant and recessive types have been observed. Called also desmin m. and desmin-related m.

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