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• CCD
• CCO
• Muscle Core Disease
• Muscular Central Core Disease
• Myopathy, Central Fibrillar
• Shy-Magee Syndrome
• Central Core Disease of Muscle
• Myopathy, Central Core

• None

Central core disease (CCD) is a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder that is classified as a congenital myopathy, meaning that it is a muscle disorder (myopathy) that is present at birth (congenital). Affected infants have diminished muscle tone (hypotonia) resulting in abnormal "floppiness," muscle weakness, and a variety of skeletal abnormalities such as side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis). Muscle weakness normally affects the proximal muscles, which are those muscles closest to the center of the body such as the muscles of the shoulder, pelvis and upper arms and legs. Affected infants may experience delays in acquiring motor milestones such as crawling or walking. Some individuals with CCD may be susceptible to developing malignant hyperthermia, a condition in which individuals develop adverse reactions to certain anesthetic drugs. CCD may be very mild or may cause serious complications. Most cases are inherited as autosomal dominant trait and associated with nonprogressive muscle disease and a favorable prognosis. Some cases are inherited as autosomal recessive traits and are more likely to be associated with severe complications.

The disorder derives its name from characteristic, abnormal areas within the centers of muscle fibers. These abnormal "central cores" are detected during microscopic examination of small samples of muscle tissue (muscle biopsy). Such study may reveal characteristic findings such as a lack of mitochondria, the parts of the cells that release energy, or absence of the sarcoplasmic retiuculum, an internal membrane of muscle fibers.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
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Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS)
11 East State Street
PO Box 1069
Sherburne, NY 13460-1069
USA
Tel: (607)674-7901
Fax: (607)674-7910
Email: info@mhaus.org
Internet: http://www.mhaus.org

North American Malignant Hyperthermia Registry of MHAUS
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Room #7446
3705 Fifth Ave at DeSoto St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583
USA
Tel: (412)692-6390
Fax: (412)692-8658
Tel: (888)274-7899
Email: bwb+@pitt.edu
Internet: http://www.mhreg.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association
3300 E. Sunrise Dr
Tucson, AZ 85718
USA
Tel: (520)529-2000
Fax: (520)529-5300
Tel: (800)344-4863
Email: mda@mdausa.org
Internet: http://www.mdausa.org

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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Bethesda, MD 20892-2540
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Tel: (800)352-9424
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Medic Alert Foundation International
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Tel: (209)669-2401
Fax: (209)669-2456
Tel: (800)432-5378
Email: Inquiries@medicalert.org
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MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
Tel: (877)336-5333
Email: mums@netnet.net
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Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
Tel: (301)519-3194
Fax: (240)632-9164
Tel: (888)205-2311
TDD: (888)205-3223
Email: gardinfo@nih.gov
Internet: http://www.genome.gov/10000409

Madisons Foundation
PO Box 241956
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Tel: (310)264-0826
Fax: (310)264-4766
Email: getinfo@madisonsfoundation.org
Internet: http://www.madisonsfoundation.org

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