Catalog

Native American myopathy

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Link to WHO Definition

Native American myopathy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2082852788

Native American myopathy is a neuromuscular disorder characterised by weakness, arthrogryposis, kyphoscoliosis, short stature, cleft palate, ptosis and susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia during anaesthesia. NAM is reported exclusively in Native American Indians (Lumbee Indian population of North Carolina).