We have called under the term “structural” those forms of muscle involvement that primarily alter the structure of the muscle fibers, causing their poor functioning.
In a first approach to these diseases, we have considered two main study groups based on the age at which symptoms appear:
- Congenital structural muscle diseases (present from birth)
- Structural muscle diseases of childhood and adulthood
For the broad approach to structural muscle diseases of genetic cause, including congenital forms and those with onset in childhood and adulthood, a general panel has been developed that includes 133 related genes.