Myotilinopathy in a family with late onset myopathy

Neuromuscul Disord. 2006 Jul;16(7):427-31. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2006.04.009. Epub 2006 Jun 21.

Abstract

Mutations in titin are well known cause of late onset autosomal dominant distal myopathy. Mutations in another sarcomeric protein, myotilin, were first identified in two families with dominant limb girdle muscular phenotype. Recently, however, myotilin mutations have been associated with more distal phenotypes in patients with late onset myofibrillar myopathy. We report here a multigenerational French family in which gene sequencing identified a S60F myotilin mutation in all patients with full penetrance despite very late onset. The family was originally reported as a distal myopathy but intrafamilial variability was remarkable with proximal or distal muscle weakness or both. Extended morphological characteristics of muscle biopsy findings in myotilinopathy indicate that immunohistochemistry may be important for selection of molecular genetic approach in myofibrillar myopathy.

MeSH terms

  • Age of Onset
  • Biopsy
  • Connectin
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / genetics*
  • Distal Myopathies / genetics*
  • Distal Myopathies / pathology
  • Family Health
  • Female
  • France
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Proteins / genetics*
  • Pedigree
  • Penetrance
  • Phenotype
  • Point Mutation*
  • Quadriceps Muscle / pathology

Substances

  • Connectin
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • MYOT protein, human
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Muscle Proteins