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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Definition of Myotubular Myopathy
Myotubular myopathy is a congenital polymyopathy - a disease some people are born with that affects multiple muscles in the body.
Description of Myotubular Myopathy
In these diseases, which are usually but not always recognized in infancy and early childhood, there is a structural abnormality of muscle from the time of embryogenesis (embryo production). Their identification has been made possible by the histochemical study of frozen (cryostat) sections of muscle biopsies and by electron microscopy.
The name myotubular myopathy comes from the appearance of affected muscle fibers that resemble myotubes, a type of fiber found only in fetal development. The disease is also called centronuclear myopathy because the nuclei of affected muscle cells are found in the center of the cell instead of at the periphery as is true with healthy muscle cells. The disease was first described in 1966.
In most instances, the affected infant shows less than the usual power of muscle contraction, hypotonia (floppiness and lack of resistance to passive movement of the limbs), and delay in the attainment of the milestones of motor development.
With growth, there is some improvement, but always a degree of muscular subnormality remains. In many cases, a slight increase in the motor deficit occurs later in life for unknown reasons.
The members of this group of relatively nonprogressive congenital myopathies are central-core myopathy, nemaline myopathy, the mitochondrial myopathies, myotubular myopathy, and other even rarer types (reducing body, fingerprint, zebra body, sarcotubular).
The course of the disease may or may not be progressive.
http://www.healthscout.com/ency/1/548/main.html
Myotubular myopathy is a congenital polymyopathy - a disease some people are born with that affects multiple muscles in the body.
Description of Myotubular Myopathy
In these diseases, which are usually but not always recognized in infancy and early childhood, there is a structural abnormality of muscle from the time of embryogenesis (embryo production). Their identification has been made possible by the histochemical study of frozen (cryostat) sections of muscle biopsies and by electron microscopy.
The name myotubular myopathy comes from the appearance of affected muscle fibers that resemble myotubes, a type of fiber found only in fetal development. The disease is also called centronuclear myopathy because the nuclei of affected muscle cells are found in the center of the cell instead of at the periphery as is true with healthy muscle cells. The disease was first described in 1966.
In most instances, the affected infant shows less than the usual power of muscle contraction, hypotonia (floppiness and lack of resistance to passive movement of the limbs), and delay in the attainment of the milestones of motor development.
With growth, there is some improvement, but always a degree of muscular subnormality remains. In many cases, a slight increase in the motor deficit occurs later in life for unknown reasons.
The members of this group of relatively nonprogressive congenital myopathies are central-core myopathy, nemaline myopathy, the mitochondrial myopathies, myotubular myopathy, and other even rarer types (reducing body, fingerprint, zebra body, sarcotubular).
The course of the disease may or may not be progressive.
http://www.healthscout.com/ency/1/548/main.html
Hello this blog is to display my son's art and to bring awareness to the goodness of God!! My son was born with Myotubular Myopathy, a rare muscle disorder that affects the muscles throughout the entire body. I had never heard of this until January 15, 1997 when my son was born. But I have learned so much and I thank God for the life lesson!
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