hereditary inclusion body myopathy type 4
MONDO:0017931Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hereditary inclusion body myopathy type 4 yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Hereditary inclusion body myopathy type 4 is a rare non-dystrophic myopathy characterized by slowly progressive muscular weakness and atrophy initially involving proximal lower limbs and hip girdle and later on shoulder girdle, proximal upper limbs and axial muscles. Ambulation is usually preserved. Congophilic inclusions with cytoplasmic inclusions of 15-21 nm filaments on electron microscopy are revealed in muscle biopsy.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0017931), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: hereditary inclusion body myopathy type 4
- Also called
- HIBM4