Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles (DMRV) is an autosomal dominant distal myopathy. It has been reported that mutations in SQSTM1 cause this disease. SQSTM1 is an autophagic adaptor that shuttles aggregated and ubiquitinated proteins to the autophagosome.
Category
Nervous system disease; Musculoskeletal disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Diseases of neuromuscular junction or muscle
Primary disorders of muscles
8C75 Distal myopathies
H02586 Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles