raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98951

Inverse Marcus-Gunn phenomenon

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Status
active

Inverse Marcus-Gunn phenomenon is a rare congenital synkinesis where jaw opening by the pterygoid muscle (during eating or yawning) causes eyelid drooping from inhibition of the oculomotor nerve to the levator palpebrae superioris. Familial occurrence has been reported.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enInverse Marcus-Gunn phenomenon
frPhénomène de Marcus-Gunn inversé
deInverses Marcus-Gunn-Phänomen
esFenómeno de Marcus-Gunn invertido
itFenomeno inverso di Marcus-Gunn
nlOmgekeerd fenomeen van Marcus-Gunn
ptFenómeno de Marcus-Gunn inverso
plOdwrócony fenomen Marcusa i Gunna
csInverzní fenomén Marcuse Gunna
ukЗворотній симптом Маркуса-Гунна
zh逆颌动瞬目现象
trTers Marcus-Gunn fenomeni

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q07.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119A03.00NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020362Evalidated
UMLSC5548210Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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