raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:597

Central core disease

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

Central core disease (CCD) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder characterised by central cores on muscle biopsy and clinical features of a congenital myopathy.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCentral core disease
frMyopathie congénitale à "central cores"Myopathie congénitale à cores centraux
deCentral-Core-MyopathieCentral-Core-Krankheit · Zentralfibrillenmyopathie
esEnfermedad central coreMiopatía congénita central core
itMiopatia congenita central core
nlCentral core-ziekte
ptDoença do núcleo central
plChoroba central core
csCentronukleární onemocnění
ukЗахворювання центрального ядра
zh中央轴空病
trSantral kor hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM117000Evalidated
ICD-10G71.2NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-118C72.02Especificvalidated
MONDO0007294Evalidated
MONDO7294Evalidated
MeSHD020512Evalidated
UMLSC0751951Evalidated
GARD6014Evalidated
MedDRA10057620Evalidated

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):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
RYR1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10483ENSG0000019621818090119q13.2ryanodine receptor 120301565[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.4 / 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.

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HPO phenotypes

25 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0030230Central core regions in muscle fibers
HP:0001374Congenital hip dislocation
HP:0003388Easy fatigability
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001382Joint hypermobility
HP:0002751Kyphoscoliosis
HP:0002047Malignant hyperthermia
HP:0001634Mitral valve prolapse
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0002828Multiple joint contractures
HP:0003552Muscle stiffness
HP:0003198Myopathy
HP:0003749Pelvic girdle muscle weakness
HP:0001763Pes planus
HP:0001762Talipes equinovarus
HP:0003803Type 1 muscle fiber predominance
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0040081Abnormal circulating creatine kinase concentration
HP:0002483Bulbar signs
HP:0003798Nemaline bodies
HP:0000602Ophthalmoplegia
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0003236Elevated circulating creatine kinase concentration
HP:0001989Fetal akinesia sequence
HP:0002643Neonatal respiratory distress
HP:0002747Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness
Excluded (0%)
HP:0040191Rectus femoris muscle atrophy

Annotation source: 17504518[PMID]_30155738[PMID]_16621918[PMID]_4265427[PMID]

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Sources for this card