Term Name:	congenital myopathy 2C
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Definition:	A congenital myopathy that is characterized by severe congenital weakness usually resulting in death from respiratory failure in the first year or so of life and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the ACTA1 gene on chromosome 1q42. Heterozygous mutation in the ACTA1 gene can also cause autosomal dominant typical congenital myopathy-2A (CMYP2A). Biallelic mutation in the ACTA1 gene causes autosomal recessive severe infantile congenital myopathy-2B (CMYP2B).
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:0081340]   ( DOID:0081340 )