raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:25980

X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy

Synonyms: XMEA

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
X-linked recessive
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare X-linked myopathy characterized by childhood or adult-onset of slowly progressive muscle weakness and unique histopathological findings (autophagic vacuoles with sarcolemmal features).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enX-linked myopathy with excessive autophagyXMEA
frMyopathie avec autophagie excessive liée à l'X
deX-chromosomale Myopathie mit exzessiver Autophagie= en
esMiopatía con autofagia excesiva ligada al cromosoma X= en
itMiopatia con autofagia eccessivaMiopatia vacuolare
nlX-gebonden myopathie met overmatige autofagie= en
ptMiopatia ligada ao X com autofagia excessivaMiopatia vacuolar
plMiopatia sprzężona z chromosomem X ze wzmożoną autofagiąMiopatia wakuolarna · XMEA
csX-vázaná myopatie s excesivní autofagiíVakuolární myopatie · XMEA
ukХ-зчеплена міопатія з надмірною аутофагією= en
zhX连锁肌病伴过度自噬= en
trAşırı otofaji ile seyreden X'e bağlı miyopati= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM310440Evalidated
ICD-10G71.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-114A41.21NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0010684Evalidated
MeSHC564093Evalidated
UMLSC1839615Evalidated
GARD3892Evalidated

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
VMA21Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:22082ENSG00000160131300913Xq28vacuolar ATPase assembly factor VMA2123315026[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families36 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated25809233[PMID]_38517523[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_25809233[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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card