raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:399103

Autosomal recessive distal nebulin myopathy

Synonyms: Nebulin-related early-onset distal myopathy

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

Distal nebulin myopathy is a rare, slowly progressive, autosomal recessive distal myopathy characterized by early onset of predominantly distal muscle weakness and atrophy affecting lower leg extensor muscles, finger extensors and neck flexors. Muscle histology does not always show nemaline rods.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal recessive distal nebulin myopathyNebulin-related early-onset distal myopathy
frMyopathie distale autosomique recessive précoce associée à la nébuline
deNebulin-Myopathie, distale, autosomal-rezessiveNebulin-assoziierte früh-einsetzende Nemalin-Myopathie
esMiopatía distal asociada a nebulina autosómica recesivaMiopatía distal de inicio precoz asociada a nebulina
itMiopatia distale correlata alla nebulinaMiopatia distale a esordio precoce correlata alla nebulina
nlAutosomaal recessieve distale nebulinemyopathieNebulinegerelateerde distale myopathie met vroege aanvang
ptMiopatia distal com início precoce, relacionada com a proteína nebulina
plDystalna miopatia nebulinowa o dziedziczeniu autosomalnym recesywnym= en
csDistální nebulin vázaná myopatie s časným nástupem= en
ukДистальна небулінова міопатіяНебулінова дистальна міопатія, повязана з раннім початком
zh远端神经蛋白肌病伴肌动蛋白相关早发远端肌病
trDistal nebulin miyopatisiNebulin ilişkili erken başlangıçlı distal miyopati

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM256030NTBTvalidated
ICD-10G71.0NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0018371Evalidated
UMLSC5190827Evalidated

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
NEBDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7720ENSG000001830911616502q23.3nebulin17525139[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families13 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated29070751[PMID]_25205138[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_29070751[PMID]_25205138[PMID]

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

16 annotations · validated 2019-01-14
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0006466Ankle flexion contracture
HP:0003458EMG: myopathic abnormalities
HP:0009027Foot dorsiflexor weakness
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0003722Neck flexor weakness
HP:0003798Nemaline bodies
HP:0009063Progressive distal muscle weakness
HP:0012036Sternocleidomastoid amyotrophy
HP:0009077Weakness of long finger extensor muscles
HP:0009005Weakness of the intrinsic hand muscles
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002875Exertional dyspnea
HP:0012548Fatty replacement of skeletal muscle
HP:0009073Progressive proximal muscle weakness
HP:0001533Slender build
HP:0030319Weakness of facial musculature
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001638Cardiomyopathy

Annotation source: 17525139[PMID]_23443021[PMID]_25205138[PMID]

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