Also Known As
DMRVHIBM2IBM2Nonaka myopathydistal myopathy with rimmed vacuolesdistal myopathy, Nonaka typehereditary inclusion body myopathy type 2inclusion body myopathy autosomal recessiveinclusion body myopathy type 2quadriceps-sparing myopathyNMNonaka distal myopathyQSMinclusion body myopathy 2, autosomal recessiveinclusion body myopathy 2, autosomal recessive, formerlyinclusion body myopathy, autosomal recessiveinclusion body myopathy, hereditary, autosomal recessiveinclusion body myopathy, quadriceps-sparingmyopathy, distal, with or without rimmed vacuolesmyopathy, distal, with rimmed vacuolesquadriceps sparing myopathyrimmed vacuole myopathy
Definition
Nonaka distal myopathy (described in Japan) and the quadriceps-sparing autosomal recessive inclusion body myopathy type 2 (IBM2; independently described in Iranian Jews and later in other Jewish and non-Jewish populations) constitute the same pathological entity, distinguished by the sparing of quadriceps.