Nemaline myopathy, also known as rod myopathy, is a rare congenital disorder that weakens the skeletal muscles. According to ...

CHENNAI: A young parent’s excitement knows no bounds to see their toddlers crawl, but what if the toddler’s movements are ...

“Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are debilitating diseases that can cause muscle weakness, affect multiple organs, and have a severe impact on patients’ quality of life, including increased ...

It is the replacement of myofibers by fibrofatty infiltration that effectively reduces myofiber mass and produces muscle weakness. The muscular dystrophies are a subclass of the myopathies ...

Often dark urine is seen because the damaged muscle cells release the pigment myoglobin, which can damage the kidneys. Atypical myopathy has a fatality rate of around 70% so should always be ...

I am studying Laing Distal Myopathy (MPD1), an inherited condition that causes progressive muscle weakness in the extremities and has no cure. MPD1 is caused by mutations in β-myosin, the primary ...