raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98897

Oculopharyngodistal myopathy

Synonyms: OPDM · Oculopharyngeal distal myopathy

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

A rare, genetic neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive external ocular, facial and pharyngeal muscle weakness, leading to variable degrees of ptosis, ophthalmoparesis, facial muscle atrophy, dysarthria and dysphagia, as well as distal muscle weakness and atrophy of lower and upper extremities. Respiratory muscle involvement is common, but sensorineural hearing loss, asymmetrical extremity weakness and severe proximal weakness are rare.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enOculopharyngodistal myopathyOPDM · Oculopharyngeal distal myopathy
frMyopathie oculo-pharyngo-distaleMyopathie oculo-pharyngée distale · OPDM
deMyopathie, okulo-pharyngo-distaleOPDM
esMiopatía oculofaringodistalMiopatía oculofaringea distal · OPDM
itMiopatia oculo-faringo-distaleMiopatia oculo-faringea distale · OPDM
nlOculofaryngodistale myopathieOPDM · Oculofaryngeale distale myopathie
ptMiopatia oculofaringodistal
plMiopatia oczno-gardłowo-dystalnaMiopatia oczno-gardłowa dystalna · OPDM
csDistální okulofaryngeální myopatieOPDM · Okulofaryngeální distální myopatie
ukОкулофарингодистальна міопатіяДистальна міопатія окологлоткового відділу · OPDM
zh眼咽远端型肌病眼咽型远端肌病
trOkülofaringodistal miyopatiOPDM · Okülofarengeal distal miyopati

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM164310BTNTvalidated
OMIM618637BTNTvalidated
OMIM618940BTNTvalidated
OMIM619473BTNTvalidated
OMIM619790BTNTvalidated
OMIM621446BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G71.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119C82.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0025193Evalidated
MeSHC563508Evalidated
UMLSC1834014Evalidated
GARD12592Evalidated

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 (5):

No children.

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Genes

6 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ABCD3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:67ENSG000001175281709951p21.3ATP binding cassette subfamily D member 339068203[PMID]
GIPC1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1226ENSG0000012315960507219p13.12GIPC PDZ domain containing family member 133374016[PMID]
LRP12Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:31708ENSG000001476506182998q22.3LDL receptor related protein 1231332380[PMID]
NOTCH2NLCDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:53924ENSG000002862196180251q21.2notch 2 N-terminal like C33693509[PMID]
NUTM2B-AS1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:51204ENSG0000022548461863910q22.3NUTM2B antisense RNA 137923380[PMID]
RILPL1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:26814ENSG0000018802661409212q24.31Rab interacting lysosomal protein like 135700120[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

36 annotations · validated 2019-01-10
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000301Abnormality of facial musculature
HP:0008376Nasal, dysarthic speech
HP:0000597Ophthalmoparesis
HP:0000590Progressive external ophthalmoplegia
HP:0007838Progressive ptosis
HP:0030319Weakness of facial musculature
HP:0001824Weight loss
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0430015Abnormal morphology of musculature of pharynx
HP:0008756Bowing of the vocal cords
HP:0008944Distal lower limb amyotrophy
HP:0009053Distal lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0007149Distal upper limb amyotrophy
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0002705High, narrow palate
HP:0031162Impaired oropharyngeal swallow response
HP:0002058Myopathic facies
HP:0200136Oral-pharyngeal dysphagia
HP:0009063Progressive distal muscle weakness
HP:0002100Recurrent aspiration pneumonia
HP:0002747Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness
HP:0000183Tongue muscle weakness
HP:0001604Vocal cord paresis
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:3000005Abnormality of masseter muscle
HP:0001284Areflexia
HP:0008959Distal upper limb muscle weakness
HP:0030192Fatigable weakness of bulbar muscles
HP:0009027Foot dorsiflexor weakness
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0002505Loss of ambulation
HP:0009073Progressive proximal muscle weakness
HP:0000408Progressive sensorineural hearing impairment
HP:0002091Restrictive ventilatory defect
HP:0008963Tibialis muscle weakness
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:3000010Abnormality of orbicularis oris muscle
HP:0010550Paraplegia
HP:0008997Proximal muscle weakness in upper limbs

Run the differential on the 7 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 164310[PMID]_836191[PMID]_9608566[PMID]_15377709[PMID]_21242490[PMID]_26039504[PMID]

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Sources for this card