General Information of Disease (ID: DIS5BABS)

Disease Name Myofibrillar myopathy 2
Synonyms
myopathy, myofibrillar, alpha-B crystallin-related; alpha-B crystallin-related late-onset distal myopathy; myopathy, myofibrillar, with or without cataract and/or cardiomyopathy; MFM2; myopathy, myofibrillar, 2; myopathy, desmin-related, associated with mutation in the Cryab Gene; CRYAB autosomal dominant distal myopathy; autosomal dominant distal myopathy caused by mutation in CRYAB; late-onset distal crystallinopathy; myofibrillar myopathy type 2; myopathy, myofibrillar, type 2; alpha-B crystallinopathy
Definition Any autosomal dominant distal myopathy in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the CRYAB gene.
Disease Hierarchy
DISFMEP5: Autosomal dominant distal myopathy
DIS5BABS: Myofibrillar myopathy 2
Disease Identifiers
MONDO ID
MONDO_0012130
MESH ID
C563848
UMLS CUI
C1837317
OMIM ID
608810
MedGen ID
324735
Orphanet ID
399058

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA)
This Disease Is Related to 1 DTT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DTT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
CRYAB TT7RUHB Definitive Genetic Variation [1]
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This Disease Is Related to 1 DOT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DOT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
CRYAB OTY4JGYU Strong Autosomal dominant [2]
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References

1 A novel CRYAB mutation resulting in multisystemic disease.Neuromuscul Disord. 2012 Jan;22(1):66-72. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2011.07.004. Epub 2011 Sep 14.
2 Mutation R120G in alphaB-crystallin, which is linked to a desmin-related myopathy, results in an irregular structure and defective chaperone-like function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 May 25;96(11):6137-42. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.11.6137.