Nemalin myopathy (NM)

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8172

Nemaline myopathy (NM) in American Bulldogs is an inherited disease caused by a recessive mutation in the NEB-gene. Affected dogs exhibit muscular disorders such as muscle weakness, hypotonia, hypoventilation and swallowing dysfunction. Typically, thread-like rod formations called nemaline bodies can be found in skeletal muscle fibers.

Method	sequencing
Breed list	American Bulldog
Heredity	autosomal recessive
Duration	1 - 2 weeks after arrival of the sample in the lab