raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:97238

Rippling muscle disease

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

Rippling muscle disease is a rare, genetic, neuromuscular disorder characterized by muscle hyperirritability triggered by stretch, percussion or movement. Patients present wave-like, electrically-silent muscle contractions (rippling), muscle mounding, painful muscle stiffness and muscle hypertrophy, usually with elevated serum creatine kinase.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enRippling muscle disease
frRippling muscle diseaseMaladie des muscles ondulants
deRippling-Muskel-KrankheitRMD · Rippling-muscle-Krankheit
esEnfermedad muscular ondulante
itMalattia da increspatura muscolare
nlRippling-spierziekte
ptDoença de músculo rippling
plMiopatia z falowaniem mięśni
csNemoc projevující se řetězovou reakcí svalových křečí a bolestí, ztuhlostí a pomalou relaxací svalů
ukХвороба періодичних мязових спазмів
zh波纹肌肉病
trDalgalanan kas hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM600332BTNTvalidated
OMIM606072Evalidated
ICD-10G71.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C71.YNTBTindexvalidated
UMLSC1853698Evalidated
GARD9164Evalidated
MedDRA10069417Evalidated

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.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CAV3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1529ENSG000001825336012533p25.3caveolin 312557291[PMID]_15668980[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families59 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated7936247[PMID]_9537420[PMID]_11001938[PMID]_11756609[PMID]_12939441[PMID]_15668980[PMID]_16247063[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated7936247[PMID]_9537420[PMID]_11001938[PMID]_11756609[PMID]_12939441[PMID]_15668980[PMID]_16247063[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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Sources for this card