Reducing body myopathy (RBM) is a rare, sometimes fatal, X-linked disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and the presence of intracytoplasmic aggregates in histological muscle sections which exert a reducing activity on nitro-blue tetrazolium (NBT) staining. The causative gene for RBM is FHL1 encoding four and a half LIM domains.
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Nervous system disease; Musculoskeletal disease
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Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Diseases of neuromuscular junction or muscle
Primary disorders of muscles
8C72 Congenital myopathies
H00657 Reducing body myopathy
Four and a half LIM protein 1 gene mutations cause four distinct human myopathies: a comprehensive review of the clinical, histological and pathological features.
