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What is the prevalence of myopathy worldwide?

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Worldwide, CMs account for about 14% of all myopathies. Central core disease is 16% of cases; nemaline rod myopathy is 20%; centronuclear myopathy is 14%; and multicore myopathy is 10%.

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