Alternative titles and symbols : Rippling muscle disease; RMD; LGMD1C; Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 1c;
Description : Hereditary rippling muscle disease is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized
by mechanically triggered contractions of skeletal muscle. In rippling muscle disease,
mechanical stimulation leads to electrically silent muscle contractions that spread
to neighboring fibers that cause visible ripples to move over the muscle. RMD is usually
inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, but autosomal recessive inheritance has
also been reported (Kubisch et al., 2005).;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutations in the caveolin 3 gene (CAV3, 601253.0001);