raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:45448

Miyoshi myopathy

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

A recessive distal myopathy characterized by weakness in the distal lower extremity posterior compartment (gastrocnemius and soleus muscles) and associated with difficulties in standing on tip toes.

1

Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMiyoshi myopathy
frMyopathie distale type Miyoshi
deMiyoshi-Myopathie
esMiopatía de Miyoshi
itMiopatia di Miyoshi
nlMiyoshi myopathie
ptMiopatia de Miyoshi
plMiopatia Miyoshi
csMiyoshiho myopatie
ukМіопатія Мійоші
zhMiyoshi肌病
trMiyoshi miyopatisi

Definition in:

2

Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM254130Evalidated
OMIM613318BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G71.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C75NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009685Evalidated
MeSHC537480Evalidated
UMLSC5553104Evalidated
GARD9676Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

3

Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

4

Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DYSFDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3097ENSG000001356366030092p13.2dysferlin18853459[PMID]
5

Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.22 / 100 000JapanValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.26 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated19767415[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass 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.

6

HPO phenotypes

25 annotations · validated 2019-01-16
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003551Difficulty climbing stairs
HP:0003698Difficulty standing
HP:0008944Distal lower limb amyotrophy
HP:0009053Distal lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0007149Distal upper limb amyotrophy
HP:0003738Exercise-induced myalgia
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0003749Pelvic girdle muscle weakness
HP:0007126Proximal amyotrophy
HP:0008994Proximal muscle weakness in lower limbs
HP:0003731Quadriceps muscle weakness
HP:0003547Shoulder girdle muscle weakness
HP:0011399Tibialis atrophy
HP:0008963Tibialis muscle weakness
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0008981Calf muscle hypertrophy
HP:0200101Decreased/absent ankle reflexes
HP:0009027Foot dorsiflexor weakness
HP:0002505Loss of ambulation
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0030051Tip-toe gait
HP:0031108Triceps weakness
Excluded (0%)
HP:0001626Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
HP:0008954Intrinsic hand muscle atrophy
HP:0003552Muscle stiffness
HP:0002747Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness

Annotation source: 20301480[PMID]_22468107[PMID]_19528035[PMID]_30626655[PMID]

7

Sources for this card