raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:658778

COQ7-related distal hereditary motor neuropathy

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Status
active

A rare autosomal recessive distal hereditary motor neuropathy characterized by severe, slowly progressive, symmetric distal muscle weakness and atrophy of the limbs predominantly due to length-dependent peripheral motor neuropathy. Both the lower and upper limbs are affected, with a lower-limb predominance at onset. Patients present with walking difficulties and frequent falls. Pes cavus may also be present. Sensory abnormalities are usually absent, or mild when present.

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Names in Orphadata languages

10 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCOQ7-related distal hereditary motor neuropathy
frNeuropathie motrice distale héréditaire associée à COQ7
deNeuropathie, distale hereditäre motorische, COQ7-assoziierte
esNeuropatía motora distal hereditaria asociada a COQ7
itNeuropatia motoria distale ereditaria correlata a COQ7
nlCOQ7-gerelateerde distale hereditaire motorische neuropathie
ptNeuropatia motora distal hereditária COQ7-relacionada
plDystalna dziedziczna neuropatia ruchowa związana z COQ7
csDistální hereditární motorická neuropatie související s COQ7
ukCOQ7-залежна дистальна спадкова моторна нейропатія

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM620402Evalidated
ICD-10G12.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C53.2YNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0958129Evalidated
MONDO958129Evalidated
UMLSC5925143Evalidated

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
COQ7Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2244ENSG0000016718660168316p12.3coenzyme Q7, hydroxylase37077559[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families12 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated36454683[PMID]_37077559[PMID]_36758993[PMID]_37392700[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated36454683[PMID]_37077559[PMID]_36758993[PMID]_37392700[PMID]_ORPHANET

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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