Nemaline Myopathy
What is Nemaline Myopathy?
Nemaline myopathy is a disorder that primarily affects skeletal muscles, which are muscles that the body uses for movement. People with nemaline myopathy have muscle weakness (myopathy) throughout the body, but it is typically most severe in the muscles of the face, neck, and limbs. This weakness can worsen over time. Nemaline myopathy has an estimated incidence of 1 in 50,000 individuals.
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Useful websites
www.buildingstrength.org – this page is dedicated to a cure and also has a care guide for families
Diseases of the Motor Neurons
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) – all types, including:
Type 1 Infantile Progressive SMA/Werdnig-Hoffman Disease
Type 2 Intermediate SMA
Type 3 Juvenile SMA/Kugelberg-Welander syndrome
Type 4 Adult SMA
Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (SBMA) / Kennedy’s Disease and X-linked SBMA
Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress (SMARD1) / Distal SMA Type 1 (DSMA1) / Distal Hereditary Motor Neuropathy
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