raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:289377

Early-onset myopathy with fatal cardiomyopathy

Synonyms: EOMFC · Salih myopathy

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

A rare genetic neuromuscular disease characterized by neonatal or infancy onset of delayed motor development, generalized muscle weakness involving also the facial muscles, pseudohypertrophy of lower limb muscles, and joint contractures, associated with childhood onset of rapidly progressive dilated cardiomyopathy with arrhythmias leading to sudden cardiac death. Muscle biopsy in early childhood shows minicore-like lesions and centralized nuclei, with dystrophic features being more conspicuous in the second decade of life.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enEarly-onset myopathy with fatal cardiomyopathyEOMFC · Salih myopathy
frMyopathie précoce avec cardiomyopathie létaleEOMFC · Myopathie de Salih
deMyopathie mit fataler Kardiomyopathie, früh-beginnende FormEOMFC · Myopathie Typ Salih
esMiopatía de inicio precoz con miocardiopatía letalEOMFC · Miopatía de Salih
itMiopatia ad esordio precoce con cardiomiopatia letale
nlVroeg aanvangende myopathie met fatale cardiomyopathieEOMFC · Myopathie van Salih
ptMiopatia de início precoce com miocardiopatia fatal
plMiopatia o wczesnym początku ze śmiertelną kardiomiopatią= en
csMyopatie s časným nástupem a fatální kardiomyopatií= en
ukРання міопатія з фатальною кардіоміопатієюEOMFC · Міопатія Саліха
zh早发性肌病伴致死性心肌病Salih肌病
trFatal kardiyomiyopati ile seyreden erken-başlangıçlı miyopatiEOMFC · Salih miyopati

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM611705Evalidated
ICD-10G71.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C7YNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0012714Evalidated
MeSHC567129Evalidated
UMLSC2673677Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
TTNDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12403ENSG000001556571888402q31.2titin17444505[PMID]_22238790[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

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

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Sources for this card