raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2604

Familial visceral myopathy

Synonyms: Familial hollow visceral myopathy · Hereditary hollow visceral myopathy · Megaduodenum and/or megacystis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Familial visceral myopathy is a rare hereditary myopathic degeneration of both gastrointestinal and urinary tracts that may cause chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. It usually presents after the first decade of life with megaduodenum, megacystis and symptoms such as abdominal distension and/or pain, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, dysphagia, and/or urinary tract infections.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFamilial visceral myopathyFamilial hollow visceral myopathy · Hereditary hollow visceral myopathy · Megaduodenum and/or megacystis
frMyopathie viscérale familialeSyndrome de mégaduodénum-mégavessie
deMyopathie, familiäre viszeraleMegaduodenum und/oder Megazystis
esMiopatía visceral familiarMegaduodeno y/o megavesícula · Miopatía visceral hueca familiar · Miopatía visceral hueca hereditaria
itMiopatia viscerale familiareMegaduodeno e/o megacisti · Miopatia ereditaria da viscere cave · Miopatia familiare da viscere cave
nlFamiliale viscerale myopathieErfelijke holle viscerale myopathie · Familiale holle viscerale myopathie · Megaduodenum en/of megacystis
ptMiopatia visceral familiarMegaduodeno e/ou megabexiga
plRodzinna miopatia trzewnaDwunastnica olbrzymia i/lub pęcherz olbrzymi · Dziedziczna miopatia narządów trzewnych ze światłem · Rodzinna miopatia narządów trzewnych ze światłem
csFamiliární viscerální myopatieMegaduodenum a/nebo megacystitis
ukСімейна вісцеральна міопатіяСімейна порожниста вісцеральна міопатія · Спадкова порожниста вісцеральна міопатія · Мегадуоденум та/або мегацистис
zh家族性内脏肌病遗传性空腔脏器肌病
trAilesel viseral miyopatiMegaduodenum ve/veya megakist · Ailesel içi boş viseral miyopati · Kalıtsal içi boş viseral miyopati

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM155310NTBTnot yet validated
OMIM619350BTNTvalidated
ICD-10K56.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11DA90.2NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016829Evalidated
MeSHC562574Evalidated
UMLSC0266833Evalidated
GARD3443Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ACTG2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:145ENSG000001630171025452p13.1actin gamma 2, smooth muscle22960657[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

23 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000072Hydroureter
HP:0000021Megacystis
HP:0000076Vesicoureteral reflux
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003270Abdominal distention
HP:0010318Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the abdominal wall musculature
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0003363Abdominal situs inversus
HP:0030680Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology
HP:0002251Aganglionic megacolon
HP:0001798Anonychia
HP:0000463Anteverted nares
HP:0001166Arachnodactyly
HP:0000337Broad forehead
HP:0100490Camptodactyly of finger
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0000843Hyperparathyroidism
HP:0001387Joint stiffness
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000347Micrognathia
HP:0000774Narrow chest
HP:0000358Posteriorly rotated ears
HP:0000426Prominent nasal bridge
HP:0000311Round face
HP:0001537Umbilical hernia

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card