nemaline myopathy (DOID:3191)
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Synonyms: Nemaline body disease; nemaline rod myopathy; rod body disease; rod myopathy
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:G71.21, MESH:D017696, OMIM:PS161800, ORDO:607, UMLS_CUI:C0206157
Definition: A congenital myopathy characterized by generally non-progressive muscle weakness of varying severity and problems with the tone and contraction of skeletal muscles. The muscle cells contain abnormal clumps of threadlike material called nemaline bodies.