central core disease


cen·tral core dis·ease

[MIM*117000] a congenital myopathy characterized by hypotonia, delay of motor development in infancy, and nonprogressive or slowly progressive muscle weakness; on biopsy the central core of muscle fibers stains abnormally, myofibrils are abnormally compact, and there is virtual absence of mitochondria and sarcoplasmic reticulum; histochemically, the cores are devoid of oxidative enzyme, phosphorylase, and ATPase activity; autosomal dominant inheritance, often subclinical, caused by mutation in the ryanodine receptor-1 gene (RYR1) on 19q.

central core disease

A rare, congenital muscle disease characterized by muscular weakness or hypotonia in infancy due to impaired release of calcium by skeletal muscle. Calcium is a crucial cofactor in muscle contraction.