alpha-crystallinopathy (EFO_0700126) can be described as follows. α-B-Crystallin (CryAB, gene map locus: 11q22.3-q23.1) is a member of the small heat shock protein (HSP) family, a group of proteins that prevent protein aggregation upon exposure of a cell to heat and/or restore the biological activity of cell substrates. The missense mutation and the deletion mutation of CryAB can cause various forms of muscular disorder, including restrictive, hypertrophic, and dilated cardiomyopathies, heart failure, and skeletal muscle weakness. Collectively, these diseases constitute a rare autosomal-dominant inherited disorder called α-crystallinopathy (crystallinopathy), also known as desmin-related cardiomyopathy. Also known as: CRYAB-related myofobrillar myopathy, desmin-related cardiomyopathy.