Mutations in HSPB1 and HSPB8 cause axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT2) disease, distal hereditary motor neuropathy (distal HMN) or distal myopathy (Evgrafov et al. 2004, Irobi et al. 2004, Vendredy et al. 2020). Here, HSPB8 is linked to distal myopathy.