raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99736

Acetazolamide-responsive myotonia

Synonyms: ACZ-responsive congenital myotonia · ACZ-responsive myotonia · Acetazolamide-responsive congenital myotonia · Myotonia-painful contractions syndrome · Painful congenital myotonia · Painful myotonia

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

A form of potassium-aggravated myotonia (PAM) which shows dramatic improvement with the use of acetazolamide (ACZ).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAcetazolamide-responsive myotoniaACZ-responsive congenital myotonia · ACZ-responsive myotonia · Acetazolamide-responsive congenital myotonia · Myotonia-painful contractions syndrome · Painful congenital myotonia · Painful myotonia
frMyotonie sensible à l'acétazolamideMyotonie avec crampes douloureuses · Myotonie douloureuse · Myotonie répondant à l'ACZ · Myotonie répondant à l'acétazolamide · Myotonie sensible à l'ACZ
deMyotonia congenita, Azetazolamidempfindliche
esMiotonía sensible a la acetazolamidaMiotonía congénita dolorosa · Miotonía congénita sensible a la ACZ · Miotonía congénita sensible a la acetazolamida · Miotonía dolorosa · Miotonía sensible a la ACZ · Miotonía-contracciones dolorosas
itMiotonia sensibile all'acetazolamideMiotonia - contrazioni dolorose · Miotonia congenita dolorosa · Miotonia congenita sensibile all'ACZ · Miotonia congenita sensibile all'acetazolamide · Miotonia dolorosa · Miotonia sensibile all'ACZ
nlAcetazolamideresponsieve myotonieACZ-responsieve congenitale myotonie · ACZ-responsieve myotonie · Acetazolamideresponsieve congenitale myotonie · Myotonie - pijnlijke contracties-syndroom · Pijnlijke congenitale myotonie · Pijnlijke myotonie
ptMiotonia sensível a acetalozamidaMiotonia congénita sensível a acetalozamida
plMiotonia reagująca na acetazolamidMiotonia - bolesne przykurcze · Miotonia bolesna · Miotonia reagująca na ACZ · Miotonia wrodzona wrażliwa na ACZ · Wrodzona miotonia bolesna · Wrodzona miotonia reagująca na acetazolamid
csAcetazolamid responzivní myotonieACZ responzivní vrozená myotonie · ACZ responzivní myotonie · Acetazolamid responzivní vrozená myotonie · Syndrom zahrnující myotonii a bolestivé kontrakce · Bolestivá vrozená myotonie · Bolestivá myotonie
ukМіотонія, чутлива до ацетазоламінуВроджена міотонія, що реагує на ацетазоламіди · Вроджена міотонія, що реагує на ACZ · Міотонія, що реагує на ACZ · Синдром міотонії - болісних спазмів · Болісна вроджена міотонія · Болісна міотонія
zh乙酰唑胺反应性肌强直乙酰唑胺反应性先天性肌强直
trAsetazolamide duyarlı miyotoniAğrılı miyotoni · ACZ-duyarlı miyotoni · Ağrılı doğumsal miyotoni · ACZ-duyarlı doğumsal miyotoni · Miyotoni-ağrılı kasılma sendromu · Asetazolamide-duyarlı doğumsal miyotoni

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM608390NTBTvalidated
ICD-10G71.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C71.2NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020483Evalidated
UMLSC4275008Evalidated

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 48058156[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass 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

12 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0002486Myotonia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0100749Chest pain
HP:0003457EMG abnormality
HP:0003394Muscle spasm
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002015Dysphagia
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0000821Hypothyroidism
HP:0000597Ophthalmoparesis
HP:0000602Ophthalmoplegia
HP:0003712Skeletal muscle hypertrophy

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

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