raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2596

Myopathy and diabetes mellitus

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Mitochondrial inheritance
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare, genetic, mitochondrial DNA-related mitochondrial myopathy disorder characterized by slowly progressive muscular weakness (proximal greater than distal), predominantly involving the facial muscles and scapular girdle, associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Neurological involvement and congenital myopathy may be variably observed.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMyopathy and diabetes mellitus
frSyndrome de myopathie-diabète sucré
deMyopathie - Diabetes mellitus
esMiopatía con diabetes mellitus
itMiopatia e diabete mellito
nlMyopathie en diabetes mellitus
ptMiopatia e diabetes mellitus
plMiopatia i cukrzyca
csMyopatie a diabetes mellitus
ukМіопатія та цукровий діабет
zh肌病-糖尿病
trMiyopati ve diabetes mellitus

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM500002Evalidated
ICD-10G71.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C73.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0010773Evalidated
UMLSC5191051Evalidated
GARD3881Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
MT-TEDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7479ENSG00000210194590025mitochondriamitochondrially encoded tRNA-Glu (GAA/G)15048886[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

32 annotations · validated 2019-01-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0007126Proximal amyotrophy
HP:0003756Skeletal myopathy
HP:0100651Type I diabetes mellitus
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0003551Difficulty climbing stairs
HP:0009046Difficulty running
HP:0003546Exercise intolerance
HP:0012391Hyporeflexia of upper limbs
HP:0002540Inability to walk
HP:0002395Lower limb hyperreflexia
HP:0009073Progressive proximal muscle weakness
HP:0003547Shoulder girdle muscle weakness
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0008944Distal lower limb amyotrophy
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0002359Frequent falls
HP:0002342Intellectual disability, moderate
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0003749Pelvic girdle muscle weakness
HP:0003477Peripheral axonal neuropathy
HP:0002073Progressive cerebellar ataxia
HP:0002098Respiratory distress
HP:0012036Sternocleidomastoid amyotrophy
HP:0030051Tip-toe gait
HP:0030319Weakness of facial musculature
HP:0012507Weakness of orbicularis oculi muscle
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001771Achilles tendon contracture
HP:0031258Delirium
HP:0000726Dementia
HP:0002495Impaired vibratory sensation
HP:0001319Neonatal hypotonia
HP:0100753Schizophrenia
HP:0000407Sensorineural hearing impairment

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 9212319[PMID]_15607216[PMID]_5463538[PMID]_7726154[PMID]_15048886[PMID]_6329761[PMID]_7229664[PMID]_4114165[PMID]_4716844[PMID]_7726155[PMID]

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Sources for this card