Alpha-B crystallin-related late-onset myopathy

What it is

A rare, genetic, alpha-crystallinopathy disease characterized by adult-onset myofibrillar myopathy, variably associated with cardiomyopathy and/or posterior polar cataracts. Patients typically present progressive proximal and distal muscle weakness and wasting of lower and upper limbs, often with velopharyngeal involvement including dysphagia, dysphonia and ventilatory insufficiency. Electromyography shows myopathic features and muscle biopsy reveals myofibrillar myopathy changes.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Adult

Inheritance

Autosomal dominant

Classified as

Disease

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Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

Gene

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

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Benefit programs to look at

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