raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:324581

Benign Samaritan congenital myopathy

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

Benign Samaritan congenital myopathy is a rare, genetic, skeletal muscle disease characterized by severe neonatal hypotonia with respiratory insufficiency, delay in motor milestones, and dysmorphic features including bitemporal narrowing, epicanthal folds and hypertelorism. Affected individuals show gradual improvement in hypotonia and muscle weakness within the first two years of life resulting in minimal clinical manifestations in adulthood.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enBenign Samaritan congenital myopathy
frMyopathie congénitale bénigne des Samaritains
deMyopathie, benigne, Typ SamariterSamariter-Myopathie, kongenitale
esMiopatía congénita benigna del samaritano
itMiopatia congenita benigna del Samaritano
nlGoedaardige Samaritaanse congenitale myopathie
ptMiopatia congénita benigna do Samaritano
plŁagodna wrodzona miopatia Samarytan
csBenigní samaritánská vrozená myopatie
ukДоброякісна самаритянська вроджена міопатія
zh良性撒马利亚先天性肌病
trSelim Samaritan doğumsal miyopati

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G71.2NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0017936Evalidated
UMLSC4749502Evalidated

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
RYR1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10483ENSG0000019621818090119q13.2ryanodine receptor 122752422[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families4 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated22752422[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

19 annotations · validated 2018-07-10
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000286Epicanthus
HP:0001290Generalized hypotonia
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0001265Hyporeflexia
HP:0000341Narrow forehead
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0001072Thickened skin
HP:0001612Weak cry
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002795Abnormal respiratory system physiology
HP:0003687Centrally nucleated skeletal muscle fibers
HP:0000268Dolichocephaly
HP:0002380Fasciculations
HP:0031139Frog-leg posture
HP:0031237Internally nucleated skeletal muscle fibers
HP:0001254Lethargy
HP:0002058Myopathic facies
HP:0000160Narrow mouth
HP:0011220Prominent forehead
HP:0000431Wide nasal bridge

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 16959509[PMID]_22752422[PMID]

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Sources for this card