raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:171881

Cap myopathy

Synonyms: Cap disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Cap myopathy is a very rare congenital myopathy presenting a weakness of facial and respiratory muscles associated with craniofacial and thoracic deformities, as well as weakness of limb proximal and distal muscles. Onset is at birth or in childhood, weakness progression is slow but may lead to a severe and even fatal prognosis.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCap myopathyCap disease
frMyopathie à casquetteMyopathie à cap
deCap-Myopathie
esMiopatía con capuchónEnfemedad con capuchón
itMiopatia a cappello
nlCap-myopathieCap-ziekte
ptMiopatia de Cap
plMiopatia czapeczekChoroba czapeczek
csCap myopatieCap disease · Cap onemocnění
ukКовпачкова міопатіяХвороба шапочки
zh帽状肌病帽状病
trKap miyopatisiCap hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM609284NTBTvalidated
OMIM609285NTBTvalidated
ICD-10G71.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C72.0YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015753Evalidated
MeSHC579969Evalidated
UMLSC3710589Evalidated
GARD11915Evalidated

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

3 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
MYPNDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:23246ENSG0000013834760851710q21.3myopalladin28220527[PMID]
TPM2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12011ENSG000001984671909909p13.3tropomyosin 220301465[PMID]_17846275[PMID]
TPM3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12012ENSG000001435491910301q21.3tropomyosin 320554445[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families21 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated25079567[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_25079567[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

30 annotations · validated 2018-07-06
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0004303Abnormal muscle fiber morphology
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0000276Long face
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0001315Reduced tendon reflexes
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002616Aortic root aneurysm
HP:0007110Central hypoventilation
HP:0003551Difficulty climbing stairs
HP:0009046Difficulty running
HP:0003388Easy fatigability
HP:0010628Facial palsy
HP:0030200Fatiguable weakness of proximal limb muscles
HP:0002359Frequent falls
HP:0003700Generalized amyotrophy
HP:0001290Generalized hypotonia
HP:0003391Gowers sign
HP:0001611Hypernasal speech
HP:0003557Increased variability in muscle fiber diameter
HP:0007210Lower limb amyotrophy
HP:0007340Lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0002938Lumbar hyperlordosis
HP:0001634Mitral valve prolapse
HP:0000767Pectus excavatum
HP:0001763Pes planus
HP:0008081Pes valgus
HP:0002421Poor head control
HP:0006673Reduced systolic function
HP:0011703Sinus tachycardia
HP:0002943Thoracic scoliosis
HP:0030051Tip-toe gait

Annotation source: 19345583[PMID]_19553118[PMID]

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