raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98853

Autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

Synonyms: EDMD2

Type
Etiological subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

This disease is described under Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophyEDMD2
frDystrophie musculaire d'Emery-Dreifuss autosomique dominanteDMED2 · EDMD2
deEmery-Dreifuss Muskeldystrophie, autosomal-dominante= en
esDistrofia muscular de Emery-Dreifuss autosómica dominante= en
itDistrofia muscolare di Emery-Dreifuss, autosomica dominante= en
nlAutosomaal dominante spierdystrofie van Emery-Dreifuss= en
ptDistrofia muscular de Emery-Dreifuss autossómica dominante= en
plAutosomalna dominująca dystrofia mięśniowa Emery'ego i Dreifussa= en
csAutozomálně dominantní Emery-Dreifussova svalová dystrofie= en
ukАутосомно-домінантна мязова дистрофія Емері-Дрейфуса= en
zh常染色体显性遗传Emery-Dreifuss肌营养不良症= en
trOtozomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss kas distrofisi= en
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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM181350BTNTvalidated
OMIM612998BTNTvalidated
OMIM612999BTNTvalidated
OMIM614302BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G71.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C70.2NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020336Evalidated
UMLSC0410190Evalidated

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

4 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
LMNADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6636ENSG000001607891503301q22lamin A/C
SYNE1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inNot yet assessedHGNC:17089ENSG000001310186084416q25.2spectrin repeat containing nuclear envelope protein 1
SYNE2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inNot yet assessedHGNC:17084ENSG0000005465460844214q23.2spectrin repeat containing nuclear envelope protein 2
TMEM43Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:28472ENSG000001708766120483p25.1transmembrane protein 4321391237[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

44 annotations · validated 2018-06-18
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003236Elevated circulating creatine kinase concentration
HP:0001387Joint stiffness
HP:0006785Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
HP:0003198Myopathy
HP:0002486Myotonia
HP:0000767Pectus excavatum
HP:0001315Reduced tendon reflexes
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0030117Absent muscle fiber emerin
HP:0001771Achilles tendon contracture
HP:0003418Back pain
HP:0004631Decreased cervical spine flexion due to contractures of posterior cervical muscles
HP:0003458EMG: myopathic abnormalities
HP:0002987Elbow flexion contracture
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0002155Hypertriglyceridemia
HP:0003141Increased LDL cholesterol concentration
HP:0008956Proximal lower limb amyotrophy
HP:0008994Proximal muscle weakness in lower limbs
HP:0008997Proximal muscle weakness in upper limbs
HP:0008948Proximal upper limb amyotrophy
HP:0003805Rimmed vacuoles
HP:0003691Scapular winging
HP:0003306Spinal rigidity
HP:0000912Sprengel anomaly
HP:0030051Tip-toe gait
HP:0011807Type 1 muscle fiber atrophy
HP:0002515Waddling gait
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001678Atrioventricular block
HP:0001644Dilated cardiomyopathy
HP:0003307Hyperlordosis
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0008064Ichthyosis
HP:0002808Kyphosis
HP:0009125Lipodystrophy
HP:0001513Obesity
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0002650Scoliosis
HP:0005115Supraventricular arrhythmia
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001639Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
HP:0002747Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness
HP:0001645Sudden cardiac death
HP:0005155Ventricular escape rhythm
HP:0001605Vocal cord paralysis
Excluded (0%)
HP:0001249Intellectual disability

Run the differential on the 7 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 5969090[PMID]_10838246[PMID]_10377322[PMID]_4697975[PMID]_17620497[PMID]_15148145[PMID]_17761684[PMID]_19716112[PMID]_21391237[PMID]

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Sources for this card