To the Editor:Distal myopathy is a heterogenetic disorder characterized by early distal lower limb involvement,which has been linked to 18 disease-causing genes.The gene responsible for Laing distal myopathy(LDM,also ...
Background: Laing early onset distal myopathy (MPD1) is an autosomal dominant myopathy caused by mutations within the slow skeletal muscle fibre myosin heavy chain gene, MYH7. It is allelic with myosin storage myopath...