loss of differentiated muscle fibers and severe loss of skeletal muscle mass in the lateral/ventral body wall.

Myf-6 (also known as MRF4 or Herculin) is important to myotube differentiation and is specific to skeletal muscle. Mutations in Myf-6 can provoke disorders including centronuclear myopathy and Becker muscular dystrophy.

Specific muscle formation

Associated genetic factors: LBX1

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