raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:53698

Myosin storage myopathy

Synonyms: Hyaline body myopathy

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

A rare congenital myopathy characterized by generalized proximal and distal muscle weakness and/or atrophy with slow progression. A subset of patients present with scapuloperoneal weakness and scapular winging. Disease onset usually occurs during infancy/childhood, but adult-onset cases have also been reported. Patients may have respiratory problems and/or cardiomyopathy. Muscle biopsies show hyaline body inclusions in type I fibers.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMyosin storage myopathyHyaline body myopathy
frMyopathie avec surcharge en myosineMyosinopathie · Myopathie à corps hyalins
deMyosin-Speicher-MyopathieHyaline Körper-Myopathie
esMiopatía por almacenamiento de miosinaMiopatía por cuerpos hialinos
itMiopatia da accumulo di miosinaMiopatia con corpi ialini
nlMyopathie met myosinestapelingMyopathie met hyaliene lichaampjes
ptMiopatia de armazenamento de miosinaMiopatia de corpos hialinos
plMiopatia z ciałkami hialinowymiMiopatia ze spichrzaniem miozyny
csMyopatie s hyalinními tělísky= en
ukМіозинова накопичувальна міопатіяГіалінова міопатія тіла
zh均质小体肌病
trHiyalin vücut miyopatisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM255160BTNTvalidated
OMIM608358BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G71.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C72.0YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0018889Evalidated
MeSHC564253Evalidated
UMLSC1842160Evalidated
GARD7148Evalidated

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):

Children (2):

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Genes

0 direct · 2 via subtypes

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
MYH7ORPHA:636965Autosomal dominant myosin storage myopathyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7577ENSG0000009205416076014q11.2myosin heavy chain 721288719[PMID]
MYH7ORPHA:636970Autosomal recessive myosin storage myopathyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7577ENSG0000009205416076014q11.2myosin heavy chain 717372140[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—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

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

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Sources for this card