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Quadriceps myopathy

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Link to WHO Definition

Quadriceps myopathy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/131281045

Quadriceps myopathy is a rare muscle disease predominately affecting the quadriceps muscles with clinical symptoms arising in adulthood. Etiologies can range from a form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy to polymyositis. Genetic variants are suspected to arise from autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked recessive inheritance patterns, indicating that several gene products probably play a role in quadriceps myopathy pathology.