Distal myopathy, Tateyama type is a peculiar form of distal myopathy associated with reduced caveolin-3 in muscle fibers in which the muscle atrophy is restricted to the small muscles of the hands and feet. Gene analysis has been disclosed heterozygous mutations in the caveolin-3 gene.
Tateyama M, Aoki M, Nishino I, Hayashi YK, Sekiguchi S, Shiga Y, Takahashi T, Onodera Y, Haginoya K, Kobayashi K, Iinuma K, Nonaka I, Arahata K, Itoyama Y
タイトル
Mutation in the caveolin-3 gene causes a peculiar form of distal myopathy.