Term Name: X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy
Synonyms: XMEA
Definition: A myopathy that is characterized by childhood onset of progressive muscle weakness and atrophy primarily affecting the proximal muscles in males between 5 and 10 years old, has_material_basis_in mutation in the VMA21 gene on chromosome Xq28.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:0050760]   ( DOID:0050760 )

Relationships
is a type of: myopathy X-linked recessive disease