GNE and distal myopathy: The prevalence of GNE (glucosamine [UDP-N-acetyl]-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase) myopathy, a rare distal myopathy with inclusion bodies estimated under the category of “distal myopathies,”3 was recently assessed separately in a Northern England cohort.4 Cases were identified from referral records to the Newcastle MRC Neuromuscular GNE diagnostic service, also based in the Northern Genetic Service.