raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:36899

Myoclonus-dystonia syndrome

Synonyms: Alcohol-responsive dystonia · Hereditary essential myoclonus · Myoclonic dystonia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Not applicable
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Status
active

Myoclonus-dystonia syndrome (MDS) is a rare movement disorder characterized by mild to moderate dystonia along with 'lightning-like' myoclonic jerks.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMyoclonus-dystonia syndromeAlcohol-responsive dystonia · Hereditary essential myoclonus · Myoclonic dystonia
frDystonie myoclonique héréditaireDystonie sensible à l'alcool · Myoclonus-dystonie
deMyoklonus-Dystonie-SyndromDystonie, Alkohol-responsive · Hereditärer essentieller Myoklonus · Myoklone Dystonie
esSíndrome de distonía-miocloníaDistonía mioclónica · Distonía sensible al alcohol · Mioclono esencial hereditario
itSindrome mioclono-distoniaDYT11 · Distonia mioclonica · Distonia sensibile all'alcol · Mioclono essenziale ereditario
nlMyoclonus - dystonie-syndroomAlcoholresponsieve dystonie · Erfelijke essentiële myoclonus · Myoclonische dystonie
ptSíndrome de mioclonia-distoniaDistonia sensível ao alcoól · Distonia-mioclonia · Mioclonia essencial hereditária
plZespół mioklonie-dystoniaDystonia miokloniczna · Dystonia reagująca na alkohol · DYT11 · Dziedziczne mioklonie
csSyndrom zahrnující myoklonus a dystoniiAlkohol-responzivní dystonie · DYT11 · Hereditární esenciální myoklonus · Myoklonická dystonie
ukСиндром міоклонус-дистоніїДистонія, що реагує на алкоголь · Спадковий есенціальний міоклонус · Міоклонічна дистонія
zh肌阵挛性肌张力障碍遗传性原发性肌阵挛
trMiyoklonus-distoni sendromuMiyoklonik distoni · Alkole duyarlı distoni · Kalıtsal temel miyoklonus

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM159900BTNTvalidated
OMIM616398BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G24.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A02.11NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0000903Evalidated
MeSHC536096Evalidated
UMLSC1834570Evalidated
GARD7139Evalidated
MedDRA10084572Evalidated

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.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

5 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DRD2Candidate gene tested inNot yet assessedHGNC:3023ENSG0000014929512645011q23.2dopamine receptor D2
TOR1ACandidate gene tested inNot yet assessedHGNC:3098ENSG000001368276052049q34.11torsin family 1 member A
KCTD17Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:25705ENSG0000010037961638622q12.3potassium channel tetramerization domain containing 1725983243[PMID]
SGCEDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10808ENSG000001279906041497q21.3sarcoglycan epsilon
DYT15Role in the phenotype ofAssessedHGNC:3137618p11dystonia 15, myoclonic
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass 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

11 annotations · validated 2017-10-04
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001332DystoniaDiagnostic criterion
HP:0045084Limb myoclonus
HP:0001336MyoclonusDiagnostic criterion
HP:0010531Spinal myoclonus
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000739Anxiety
HP:0000722Compulsive behaviorsDiagnostic criterion
HP:0000716Depression
HP:0025269Panic attack
HP:0012075Personality disorder
HP:0000473Torticollis
HP:0002356Writer's cramp

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 20301587[PMID]_17853490[PMID]

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