raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:238722

Familial congenital mirror movements

Synonyms: Familial congenital controlateral synkinesia · Hereditary congenital controlateral synkinesia · Hereditary congenital mirror movements · Isolated congenital controlateral synkinesia · Isolated congenital mirror movements

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

A rare, genetic, movement disorder characterized by involuntary movements on one side of the body that mirror intentional movements on the opposite side of the body, which are present in various first-degree members of a family, persist beyond the first decade of life, and have no associated comorbidities.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFamilial congenital mirror movementsFamilial congenital controlateral synkinesia · Hereditary congenital controlateral synkinesia · Hereditary congenital mirror movements · Isolated congenital controlateral synkinesia · Isolated congenital mirror movements
frMouvements en miroir congénitaux familiauxMouvements en miroir congénitaux héréditaires · Mouvements en miroir congénitaux isolés · Syncinésie controlatérale congénitale familiale · Syncinésie controlatérale congénitale héréditaire · Syncinésie controlatérale congénitale isolée
deSpiegelbewegungen, familiäre kongenitaleKontralaterale Synkinesie, isolierte kongenitale · Spiegelbewegungen, isolierte kongenitale · Synkinesie, kontralaterale, familiäre
esMovimientos en espejo congénitos familiaresMovimientos en espejo congénitos aislados · Movimientos en espejo congénitos hereditarios · Sincinesia contralateral congénita aislada · Sincinesia contralateral congénita familiar · Sincinesia contralateral congénita hereditaria
itMovimenti a specchio congeniti familiariMovimenti a specchio congeniti ereditari · Movimenti a specchio congeniti isolati · Sincinesia controlaterale congenita ereditaria · Sincinesia controlaterale congenita familiare · Sincinesia controlaterale congenita isolata
nlFamiliale congenitale spiegelbewegingenErfelijke congenitale controlaterale synkinesie · Erfelijke congenitale spiegelbewegingen · Familiale aangeboren controlaterale synkinesie · Geïsoleerde aangeboren controlaterale synkinesie · Geïsoleerde congenitale spiegelbewegingen
ptMovimentos em espelho congénitos familiares
plRodzinne wrodzone ruchy lustrzaneDziedziczna wrodzona synkinezja kontrlateralna · Dziedziczne wrodzone ruchy lustrzane · Izolowana wrodzona synkinezja kontrlateralna · Izolowane wrodzone ruchy lustrzane · Rodzinna wrodzona synkinezja kontrlateralna
csFamiliární vrozené zrcadlové pohybyFamiliární vrozená kontralaterální synkineze · Hereditární vrozená kontralaterální synkineze · Hereditární vrozené zrcadlové pohyby · Izolovaná vrozená kontralaterální synkineze · Izolované vrozené zrcadlové pohyby
ukСімейні вроджені дзеркальні рухиСімейна вроджена контрольна латеральна синкинезія · Спадкова вроджена контролатеральна синкинезія · Спадкові вроджені дзеркальні рухи · Ізольована вроджена контролатеральна синкинезія · Ізольовані вроджені дзеркальні рухи
zh家族性先天性镜像运动遗传性先天性控制侧联带运动
trailesel doğumsal ayna hareketleriİzole doğumsal ayna hareketleri · Kalıtsal doğumsal ayna hareketleri · Ailesel doğumsal kontrolateral sinkinezi · İzole doğumsal kontrolateral sinkinezi · Kalıtsal doğumsal kontrolateral sinkinezi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM157600BTNTvalidated
OMIM614508BTNTvalidated
OMIM616059BTNTvalidated
OMIM618264BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G25.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A0YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016558Evalidated
UMLSC5191311Evalidated
GARD12551Evalidated

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 (3):

No children.

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Genes

4 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DCCDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2701ENSG0000018732312047018q21.2DCC netrin 1 receptor20431009[PMID]
DNAL4Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2955ENSG0000010024661056522q13.1dynein axonemal light chain 425098561[PMID]
NTN1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8029ENSG0000006532060161417p13.1netrin 128945198[PMID]
RAD51Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9817ENSG0000005118017961715q15.1RAD51 recombinase22305526[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families75 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated19127048[PMID]_19720981[PMID]_21242494[PMID]_27830107[PMID]_25098561[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_19127048[PMID]_19720981[PMID]_21242494[PMID]_27830107[PMID]_25098561[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

14 annotations · validated 2018-03-14
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0100022Abnormality of movement
HP:0001335Bimanual synkinesia
HP:0002312Clumsiness
HP:0003388Easy fatigability
HP:0002492Morphological abnormality of the corticospinal tract
HP:0007010Poor fine motor coordination
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0025101Dysgenesis of the hippocampus
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0001328Specific learning disability
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0100021Cerebral palsy
HP:0002949Fused cervical vertebrae
HP:0000044Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
HP:0001256Intellectual disability, mild

Annotation source: 19127048[PMID]_20431009[PMID]_28250454[PMID]_14639670[PMID]_25098561[PMID]_14639670[PMID]_21242494[PMID]_25813273[PMID]

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