TABLE 1.

Clinical features of the ten patients with GNE myopathy

Patient No.	Gender	Onset age (years)	Assessment age (years)	Duration (years)	Initial symptoms	Numbness	Muscular atrophy	Tendon reflex	Gowers’ sign	Ambulation at assessment
1	F	28	38	10	Atrophy of LDL	−	UDL+LDL	Decreased	+	Ambulant
2	F	20	20	0.5	Muscle weakness of BLL	−	UDL+BLL	Normal	−	WCD
3	F	29	31	2	Muscle weakness and numbness of AL	AL	UDL+LDL	Normal	−	Ambulant
4	F	33	41	8	Muscle weakness of BLL	−	AL (with quadriceps)	Normal	−	Ambulant
5	F	23	33	10	Muscle weakness of AL	−	UDL+LDL	Decreased	+	Ambulant
6	F	43	49	6	Muscle weakness of AL	UPL−left	UPL+LDL	Decreased	+	Ambulant
7	M	38	45	7	Backache and muscle weakness of waist	−	BLL	Disappeared	+	Ambulant
8	M	20	22	2	Muscle weakness of BLL	−	LDL	Normal	−	Ambulant
9	M	31	37	6	Muscle weakness of AL	−	UPL+LDL	Disappeared	+	Ambulant
10	F	21	26	5	Muscle weakness of BLL	−	LDL	Normal	+	Ambulant

Abbreviations: AL, all limbs; BLL, both lower limbs; F, female; LDL, lower distal limbs; LPL, lower proximal limbs; M, male; UDL, upper distal limbs; UPL, upper proximal limbs; WCD, wheelchair‐dependent.