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congenital myopathy 9A

info ยท Genetic

A congenital myopathy that is characterized by neonatal hypotonia, poor feeding, fractures of the long bones, and respiratory insufficiency and that has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the FXR1 gene on chromosome 3q28.

Signs and symptoms

  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Motor delay
  • Neonatal hypotonia
  • EMG: myopathic abnormalities
  • Short stature
  • Cryptorchidism
  • Obesity
  • Oligohydramnios
  • Areflexia
  • Tongue fasciculations