raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:139589

Distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 7

Synonyms: Distal spinal muscular atrophy with vocal cord paralysis · dHMN7

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Status
active

A rare, slowly progressive genetic peripheral neuropathy characterized by distal atrophy and weakness affecting the upper limbs (with a predilection for the thenar eminence) and subsequently the lower limbs, associated with uni- or bilateral vocal cord paresis leading to hoarse voice and breathing difficulties, and facial weakness.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enDistal hereditary motor neuropathy type 7Distal spinal muscular atrophy with vocal cord paralysis · dHMN7
frNeuropathie motrice distale héréditaire type 7Atrophie musculaire spinale distale avec paralysie des cordes vocales · dHMN7
deNeuropathie, distale motorische, hereditäre, Typ 7Spinale Muskelatrophie, distale, mit Stimmbandlähmung · dHMN7
esNeuropatía motora distal hereditaria tipo 7Atrofia muscular espinal distal con parálisis en las cuerdas vocales · dHMN7
itNeuropatia motoria ereditaria distale, tipo 7Atrofia muscolare spinale distale con paralisi delle corde vocali · dHMN7
nlDistale hereditaire motorische neuropathie type 7Distale spinale spieratrofie met stembandverlamming · dHMN7
ptNeuropatia, motora, distal, hereditária, tipo 7
plDystalna dziedziczna neuropatia ruchowa typu 7dHMN7 · Dystalny rdzeniowy zanik mięśni z porażeniem strun głosowych
csDistální hereditární motorická neuropatie, typ 7dHMN7 · Distální spinální svalová atrofie s obrnou hlasivkových vazů
ukДистальна спадкова моторна нейропатія, тип 7dHMN7 · Дистальна спінальна мязова атрофія з паралічем голосових звязок
zh远端型遗传性运动神经病7型远端脊髓性肌萎缩伴声带麻痹
trDistal kalıtsal motor nöropati tip 7dHMN7 · Vokal kord paralizili distal spinal müsküler atrofi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM158580BTNTvalidated
OMIM607641BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G12.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118B61.4NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015355Evalidated
UMLSC4749653Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DCTN1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2711ENSG000002048436011432p13.1dynactin subunit 112627231[PMID]
SLC5A7Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:14025ENSG000001156656087612q12.3solute carrier family 5 member 723141292[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card