raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:684

Paramyotonia congenita of Von Eulenburg

Synonyms: Paramyotonia congenita

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adolescent, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare genetic skeletal muscle ion channel disorder, part of the non-dystrophic myotonias, characterized by exercise and/or cold-exacerbated myotonia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enParamyotonia congenita of Von EulenburgParamyotonia congenita
frParamyotonie d'EulenburgParamyotonie congénitale
deParamyotonia congenita Eulenburg
esParamiotonía congénita de Von EulenburgParamiotonía congénita
itParamiotonia congenita di von EulenburgParamiotonia congenita
nlParamyotonia congenita van Von Eulenburg= en
ptParamiotonia congénita de Von Eulenburg
plParamiotonia wrodzona Von EulenburgaParamiotonia wrodzona
csEulenburgova vrozená paramyotonieVrozená paramyotonie
ukВроджена параміотонія фон ЕйленбергаВроджена параміотонія
zhVon Eulenburg先天性副肌强直先天性副肌强直
trVon Eulenburg'un Paramyotonia konjenitasıParamiyotoni konjenita

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM168300Evalidated
ICD-10G71.1NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-118C74.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0008195Evalidated
UMLSC0221055Evalidated
GARD7325Evalidated
MedDRA10088318Evalidated

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
SCN4ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10591ENSG0000000731460396717q23.3sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 410369308[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

4 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.94 / 100 000NetherlandsValue and classValidated29606556[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_23516313[PMID]_29606556[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.17 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated23516313[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

19 annotations · validated 2018-07-09
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0031372Cold paresis
HP:0012904Cold-sensitive myotonia
HP:0002015Dysphagia
HP:0012892Facial muscle hypertrophy
HP:0011968Feeding difficulties
HP:0012899Handgrip myotonia
HP:0003552Muscle stiffness
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0002486Myotonia
HP:0012900Myotonia of the face
HP:0012901Myotonia of the jaw
HP:0012903Myotonia of the upper limb
HP:0001319Neonatal hypotonia
HP:0004875Neonatal inspiratory stridor
HP:0011809Paradoxical myotonia
HP:0010548Percussion myotonia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0011042Abnormality of potassium homeostasis
HP:0003458EMG: myopathic abnormalities
HP:0008153Periodic hypokalemic paresis

Annotation source: 8424309[PMID]_19015483[PMID]_18337100[PMID]_10727489[PMID]_21220685[PMID]

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Sources for this card