It also explains why it is so important to find the other autosomal MTM genes so we can, hopefully, identify which type of MTM it is in all patients. These other disorders accompany MTM far too frequently to be unrelated. Physicians caring for MTM patients should be aware of their possible occurrence. An article describing these other disorders and their relationship to MTM has just been published. See the page on Research for more details.
Research is underway at several centers in the USA and in Europe.
See the page in this website on Research for more details. Special thanks to Gail Herman, PhD, MD for supplying answers to many of these questions and to our good friend, Jerome McCombs, PhD, for reviewing these FAQs. Copyright 2000 by the Myotubular Myopathy Resource Group, Inc . Information on this website may be redistributed and copied freely provided that proper attribution is given. This page was last revised on 23 Dec 2000 .