raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:171445

Muscle filaminopathy

Synonyms: FLNC-associated myofibrillar myopathy · Filamin C-related filaminopathy · MFM5

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

Muscle filaminopathy is a rare myofibrillar myopathy characterized by slowly progressive, proximal skeletal muscle weakness, which is initially more prominent in lower extremities and involves upper extremities with disease progression. Patients present with difficulty climbing stairs, a waddling gait, marked winging of scapula, lower back pain, paresis of limb girdle musculature, hypo-/areflexia and/or mild facial muscle weakness in rare cases. Respiratory muscle weakness is common and cardiac anomalies (conduction blocks, tachycardia, diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular hypertrophy) have been reported in some cases.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMuscle filaminopathyFLNC-associated myofibrillar myopathy · Filamin C-related filaminopathy · MFM5
frFilaminopathie musculaireMyopathie myofibrillaire liée à la filamine C
deFilaminopathie, muskuläreFLNC-assoziierte myofibrilläre Myopathie · Filamin C-assoziierte Filaminopathie · MFM5
esFilaminopatía muscularFilaminopatía asociada a la filamina C · MFM5 · Miopatía miofibrilar asociada a FLNC
itMiopatia miofibrillare correlata a FLNC
nlSpierfilaminopathieFLNC-geassocieerde myofibrillaire myopathie · Filamine C-gerelateerde filaminopathie · MFM5
ptFilaminopatia muscularFilaminopatia filamina c-relacionada · MFM5 · Miopatia miofibrilar FLNC-relacionada
plFilamentopatia mięśniowaFilaminopatia mięśniowa
csSvalová filaminopatie= en
ukМязова філамінопатіяФіламінопатія, повязана з філаміном С · FLNC-асоційована міофібрилярна міопатія · MFM5
zh肌纤维性肌病
trKas filaminopatisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM609524Evalidated
ICD-10G71.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C76NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0012289Evalidated
UMLSC4707258Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
FLNCDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3756ENSG000001285911025657q32.1filamin C15929027[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

22 annotations · validated 2023-01-19
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003458EMG: myopathic abnormalities
HP:0008180Mildly elevated creatine kinase
HP:0008994Proximal muscle weakness in lower limbs
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003418Back pain
HP:0003551Difficulty climbing stairs
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0003555Muscle fiber splitting
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0030177Abnormality of peripheral nervous system electrophysiology
HP:0001638Cardiomyopathy
HP:0012548Fatty replacement of skeletal muscle
HP:0034392Joint contracture
HP:0025168Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
HP:0001712Left ventricular hypertrophy
HP:0009830Peripheral neuropathy
HP:0011712Right bundle branch block
HP:0003691Scapular winging
HP:0030319Weakness of facial musculature
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0410011Abnormality of masticatory muscle
HP:0030235Extremely elevated creatine kinase
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0003722Neck flexor weakness

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 32022900[PMID]_15929027[PMID]_19050726[PMID]_30496909[PMID]_34235269[PMID]_18055494[PMID]_32516863[PMID]_33041974[PMID]_32516863[PMID]

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