raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99657

Primary dystonia, DYT2 type

Synonyms: DYT2

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

A rare isolated dystonia characterized by segmental dystonia that predominantly affects the distal limbs and leads to abnormal posture. This disease has a progressive clinical course and may develop into generalized dystonia but remains mild overall.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPrimary dystonia, DYT2 typeDYT2
frDystonie primaire type DYT2= en
deDystonie, primäre, Typ DYT2
esDistonía primaria tipo DYT2
itDistonia primaria, tipo DYT2
nlPrimaire dystonie, DYT2-type= en
ptDistonia primária de torção, autossómica recessiva
plDystonia pierwotna, typ DYT2= en
csPrimární dystonie, typ DYT2= en
ukПервинна дистонія, тип DYT2= en
zh原发性肌张力障碍DYT2型= en
trPrimer distoni, DYT2 tipi= en

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM224500Evalidated
ICD-10G24.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A02.0YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009141Evalidated
MONDO9141Evalidated
MeSHC538006Evalidated
UMLSC1857093Evalidated
GARD2028Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
HPCADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:5144ENSG000001219051426221p35.1hippocalcin25799108[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

10 annotations · validated 2018-10-17
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001304Torsion dystonia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000643Blepharospasm
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0011968Feeding difficulties
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0004305Involuntary movements
HP:0002451Limb dystonia
HP:0000473Torticollis
HP:0001337Tremor
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0007325Generalized dystonia

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 941766[PMID]_20482602[PMID]_2404852[PMID]_11912106[PMID]_25799108[PMID]

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