Congenital myopathies

Description

central core myopathy: An inherited congenital myopathic condition characterized by weakness and hypotonia in infancy and delayed motor development. Muscle biopsy reveals a condensation of myofibrils and myofibrillar material in the central portion of each muscle fiber. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1452)

Data source
FinnGen phenocode G6_CONMYOP
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G712, ICD-9: 3590A
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G712, ICD-9: 3590A
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 3529
GWAS catalog 1000855

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 15 9 6
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.01 0.01 0.01
Mean age at first event (years) 44.95 40.5 51.62
Median number of events / individual 1 3 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 33.33 44.44 16.67
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 20.0 22.22 16.67

Associations