Several disorders can affect myocytes, impacting their function and overall muscle health. Muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic conditions characterized by progressive muscle weakness and degeneration. Cardiomyopathies involve abnormalities in cardiac myocytes, leading to impaired heart function. Smooth muscle disorders, such as asthma and irritable bowel syndrome, result from abnormal contraction or relaxation of smooth muscle cells in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, respectively.
