Myotubularin is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''MTM1''
gene
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.
This gene is a member of a gene family that encodes lipid phosphatases. Myotubularin is required for muscle cell differentiation and mutations in this gene have been identified as being responsible for
X-linked myotubular myopathy.
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External links
GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy or Centronuclear Myopathy
Human proteins
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