Alternative titles and symbols : CMS1C; Endplate acetylcholinesterase deficiency; Myasthenic syndrome, congenital, engel type; Congenital myasthenic syndrome type ic; EAD; Cms ic; Engel congenital myasthenic syndrome;
Description : Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are genetic disorders of the neuromuscular junction
that can be classified by the site of the transmission defect: presynaptic, synaptic,
and postsynaptic. Endplate AChE deficiency is an autosomal recessive congenital myasthenic
syndrome characterized by a defect within the synapse at the neuromuscular junction.
For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of CMS, see 608931.;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the collagenic tail of endplate acetylcholinesterase gene (COLQ,
603033.0001);