raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:456369

Polyglucosan body myopathy type 2

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

A rare glycogen storage disease characterized by slowly progressive myopathy with storage of polyglucosan in muscle fibers. Age of onset ranges from childhood to late adulthood. Patients present proximal or proximodistal weakness predominantly of limb-girdle muscles. Variable features include exercise intolerance or myalgia. Serum creatine kinase is normal or mildly elevated. There is usually no overt cardiac involvement.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPolyglucosan body myopathy type 2
frMyopathie à corps de polyglucosane type 2PGBM2
dePolyglucosan-Körper-Myopatie Typ 2
esMiopatía con cuerpos de poliglucosano tipo 2
itMiopatia da corpi di poliglucosano tipo 2
nlMyopathie met polyglucosanlichaampjes type 2
ptMiopatia de corpos poliglicose, tipo 2
plMiopatia ciałek poliglukozanowych typu 2
csMyopatie s polyglukosanovými tělísky, typ 2
ukПоліглюкозанова міопатія тіла, тип 2
zh聚葡聚糖体2型肌病
trPoliglukozan vücut miyopatisi tip 2

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM616199Evalidated
ICD-10E74.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C51.3NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0014526Evalidated
UMLSC4015452Evalidated

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
GYG1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:4699ENSG000001637546039423q24glycogenin 125272951[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families15 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated25272951[PMID]_26203156[PMID]_26255073[PMID]_26652229[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_25272951[PMID]_26203156[PMID]_26255073[PMID]_26652229[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

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

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Sources for this card