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Welcome. Myotubular Myopathy is a rare muscle condition which affects mostly boys at birth, and sometimes an even rarer form develops later in life affecting both boys and girls. It causes profound muscle weakness.
Myopathy simply means âsomething wrong with a muscleâ (or more often, multiple muscles). Myopathy is a very general term that can be applied to almost any condition affecting muscles. Some examples of myopathies include: Muscle inflammation caused by cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins; Cardiomyopathy, or poor function of the heart muscle