raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:254892

Autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia

Synonyms: adPEO

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

A rare genetic, neuro-ophthalmological disease characterized by progressive weakness of the external eye muscles, resulting in bilateral ptosis and diffuse symmetric ophthalmoparesis. Additional signs may include skeletal muscle weakness, cataracts, hearing loss, sensory axonal neuropathy, ataxia, parkinsonism, cardiomyopathy, hypogonadism and depression. It is usually less severe than autosomal recessive form.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegiaadPEO
frOphtalmoplégie externe progressive autosomique dominanteOEPad · adPEO
deOphthalmoplegie, externe progressive, autosomal-dominante= en
esOftalmoplejía externa progresiva autosómica dominante= en
itOftalmoplegia esterna progressiva autosomica dominante= en
nlAutosomaal dominante progressieve externe oftalmoplegie= en
ptOftalmoplegia externa progressiva autossómica dominante= en
plAutosomalna dominująca prostępująca oftalmoplegia zewnętrzna= en
csAutozomálně dominantní progresivní externí oftalmoplegie= en
ukАутосомно-домінантна прогресуюча зовнішня офтальмоплегія= en
zh常染色体显性遗传性进行性眼外肌麻痹= en
trOtozomal dominant ilerleyici eksternal oftalmopleji= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM157640Evalidated
OMIM609283BTNTvalidated
OMIM609286BTNTvalidated
OMIM610131BTNTvalidated
OMIM613077BTNTvalidated
ICD-10H49.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119C82.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008003Evalidated
UMLSC5231255Evalidated

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

5 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
POLGDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9179ENSG0000014052117476315q26.1DNA polymerase gamma, catalytic subunit11431686[PMID]_20301791[PMID]
POLG2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9180ENSG0000025652560498317q23.3DNA polymerase gamma 2, accessory subunit21555342[PMID]
RRM2BDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:17296ENSG000000483926047128q22.3ribonucleotide reductase regulatory TP53 inducible subunit M2B21646632[PMID]_19664747[PMID]
SLC25A4Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10990ENSG000001517291032204q35.1solute carrier family 25 member 421519523[PMID]_10926541[PMID]
TWNKDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1160ENSG0000010781560607510q24.31twinkle mtDNA helicase21519523[PMID]_11431692[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

81 annotations · validated 2018-06-04
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000544External ophthalmoplegia
HP:0000508Ptosis
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000496Abnormality of eye movement
HP:0012103Abnormality of the mitochondrion
HP:0002067Bradykinesia
HP:0003688Cytochrome C oxidase-negative muscle fibers
HP:0003458EMG: myopathic abnormalities
HP:0003546Exercise intolerance
HP:0010628Facial palsy
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0000338Hypomimic face
HP:0003690Limb muscle weakness
HP:0003737Mitochondrial myopathy
HP:0003198Myopathy
HP:0000597Ophthalmoparesis
HP:0000602Ophthalmoplegia
HP:0003731Quadriceps muscle weakness
HP:0003200Ragged-red muscle fibers
HP:0002322Resting tremor
HP:0003547Shoulder girdle muscle weakness
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002071Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor function
HP:0000739Anxiety
HP:0011675Arrhythmia
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0005110Atrial fibrillation
HP:0000518Cataract
HP:0001272Cerebellar atrophy
HP:0002396Cogwheel rigidity
HP:0002019Constipation
HP:0000716Depression
HP:0003551Difficulty climbing stairs
HP:0001644Dilated cardiomyopathy
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0002015Dysphagia
HP:0003388Easy fatigability
HP:0003236Elevated circulating creatine kinase concentration
HP:0002875Exertional dyspnea
HP:0001349Facial diplegia
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0007042Focal white matter lesions
HP:0002359Frequent falls
HP:0002066Gait ataxia
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0002020Gastroesophageal reflux
HP:0002578Gastroparesis
HP:0001290Generalized hypotonia
HP:0001952Glucose intolerance
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0002375Hypokinesia
HP:0001265Hyporeflexia
HP:0002151Increased circulating lactate concentration
HP:0001712Left ventricular hypertrophy
HP:0001254Lethargy
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0003477Peripheral axonal neuropathy
HP:0009830Peripheral neuropathy
HP:0012664Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
HP:0002063Rigidity
HP:0001337Tremor
HP:0004308Ventricular arrhythmia
HP:0000505Visual impairment
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001392Abnormality of the liver
HP:0003438Absent Achilles reflex
HP:0007302Bipolar affective disorder
HP:0100704Cerebral visual impairment
HP:0100543Cognitive impairment
HP:0000819Diabetes mellitus
HP:0000969Edema
HP:0002910Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration
HP:0000853Goiter
HP:0000836Hyperthyroidism
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0000821Hypothyroidism
HP:0001946Ketosis
HP:0002076Migraine
HP:0003394Muscle spasm
HP:0000017Nocturia
HP:0000939Osteoporosis
HP:0001962Palpitations
HP:0001250Seizure

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 15258213[PMID]_24091712[PMID]_24076137[PMID]_19664747[PMID]_21555342[PMID]_16685652[PMID]_20479361[PMID]_10364542[PMID]_7365499[PMID]_1978558[PMID]

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