Cap myopathy is a rare congenital myopathy morphologically characterized by the presence of cap-like structures which are sharply demarcated structures of disorganized thin filaments in the periphery of muscle fibers. These structures are in fact disarranged myofibrils with enlarged Z discs and no thick filaments. The severity of the disease is related to the number of fibers affected. Therefore, patients may present with a neonatal fatal form or have a more stable course of the disease in the infant non-fatal form. Respiratory problems are common. All the currently recognized genes associated with cap myopathy (TPM2, TPM3 and now ACTA1) encode components of the sarcomeric thin filaments.
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
8C72 Congenital myopathies
H00702 Cap myopathy
