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nemaline myopathy

Term ID
DOID:3191
Synonyms
  • Nemaline body disease
  • nemaline rod myopathy
  • rod body disease
  • rod myopathy
Definition
A congenital myopathy characterized by generally non-progressive muscle weakness of varying severity and problems with the tone and contraction of skeletal muscles. The muscle cells contain abnormal clumps of threadlike material called nemaline bodies. (4)
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