raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:280671

Megaconial congenital muscular dystrophy

Synonyms: Congenital megaconial myopathy · Congenital muscular dystrophy due to phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis defect · Congenital muscular dystrophy with mitochondrial structural abnormalities

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

A rare, genetic, skeletal muscle disease characterized by an early-onset hypotonia, muscle weakness, global developmental delay with intellectual disability, and cardiomyopathy. Congenital structural heart defects and ichthyosiform cutaneous lesions have also been associated. Muscle biopsy shows characteristic enlarged mitochondria located at the periphery of muscle fibers.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMegaconial congenital muscular dystrophyCongenital megaconial myopathy · Congenital muscular dystrophy due to phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis defect · Congenital muscular dystrophy with mitochondrial structural abnormalities
frDystrophie musculaire congénitale mégaconialeDystrophie musculaire congénitale avec anomalies de la structure mitochondriale · Dystrophie musculaire congénitale par défaut de biosynthèse de la phosphatidylcholine · Myopathie mégaconiale congénitale
deMuskeldystrophie, megakoniale kongenitaleKongenitale Muskeldystrophie mit mitochondrialen Strukturanomalien · Megakoniale Myopathie, kongenitale · Muskeldystrophie, kongenitale, durch Phosphatidylcholin-Biosynthesestörung
esDistrofia muscular congénita megaconialDistrofia muscular congénita con anomalías mitocondriales estructurales · Distrofia muscular congénita por un defecto de la biosíntesis de fosfatidilcolina · Miopatía megaconial congénita
itDistrofia muscolare megaconiale congenitaDistrofia muscolare congenita con anomalie strutturali dei mitocondri · Distrofia muscolare congenita da difetto della biosintesi della fosfatidilcolina · Miopatia megaconiale congenita
nlMegaconiale congenitale musculaire dystrofieMegaconiale congenitale spierdystrofie · Congenitale megaconiale myopathie · Congenitale musculaire dystrofie door een fosfatidylcholinebiosynthesedefect · Congenitale musculaire dystrofie met mitochondriale structurele afwijkingen · Congenitale spierdystrofie door een fosfatidylcholinebiosynthesedefect
ptDistrofia muscular congénita por deficiência na biossíntese de fosfatidil-colina
plWrodzona dystrofia mięśniowa z powodu defektu biosyntezy fosfatydylocholinyWrodzona dystrofia mięśni typu megaconial · Wrodzona dystrofia mięśniowa z zaburzeniami struktury mitochondriów · Wrodzona miopatia typu megaconial
csVrozená muskulární dystrofie způsobená poruchou syntézy fosfatidylcholinu= en
ukМегаконіальна вроджена мязова дистрофіяВроджена мегаконіальна міопатія · Вроджена мязова дистрофія внаслідок дефекту біосинтезу фосфатидилхоліну · Вроджена мязова дистрофія з мітохондріальними структурними аномаліями
zhMEGACONIAL型先天性肌营养不良磷脂酰胆碱生物合成缺陷所致先天性肌营养不良
trMegakonial Doğumsal kas distrofisiDoğumsal megakoniyal miyopati · Mitokondriyal yapısal anormallikler ile seyreden doğumsal kas distrofisi · Fosfatidilkolin biyosentez defektine bağlı doğumsal kas distrofisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM602541Evalidated
ICD-10G71.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C70.6NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011246Evalidated
MeSHC566527Evalidated
UMLSC1865233Evalidated
GARD10317Evalidated

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
CHKBDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1938ENSG0000010028861239522q13.33choline kinase beta21665002[PMID]_22782513[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families19 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated23945283[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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