raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99735

Myotonia permanens

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

A very rare, persistent and more severe form of potassium-aggravated myotonia (PAM).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMyotonia permanens
frMyotonie permanente
deMyotonia permanens
esMiotonía permanente
itMiotonia permanente
nlMyotonia permanens
ptMiotonia permanens
plMiotonia z objawami stałymi
csMyotonia permanens
ukМіотонія перманентна
zh肌强直持续状态
trKalıcı miyotoni

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM608390NTBTvalidated
ICD-10G71.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C71.2NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020482Evalidated
UMLSC5848361Evalidated

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
SCN4ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10591ENSG0000000731460396717q23.3sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 48308722[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

21 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0003394Muscle spasm
HP:0002486Myotonia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003457EMG abnormality
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001608Abnormality of the voice
HP:0002099Asthma
HP:0100749Chest pain
HP:0002015Dysphagia
HP:0002094Dyspnea
HP:0000286Epicanthus
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0003720Generalized muscle hypertrophy
HP:0003307Hyperlordosis
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001376Limitation of joint mobility
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0000597Ophthalmoparesis
HP:0000602Ophthalmoplegia
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0003712Skeletal muscle hypertrophy

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

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