This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.
| Medical Terms | Other Names | Learn More: HPO ID |
|---|---|---|
| 30%-79% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Elevated serum creatine kinase |
Elevated blood creatine phosphokinase
Elevated circulating creatine phosphokinase
Elevated creatine kinase
Elevated serum CPK
Elevated serum creatine phosphokinase
High serum creatine kinase
Increased CPK
Increased creatine kinase
Increased creatine phosphokinase
Increased serum CK
Increased serum creatine kinase
Increased serum creatine phosphokinase
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|
0003236 |
| EMG: myopathic abnormalities | 0003458 | |
| Foot dorsiflexor weakness |
Foot drop
|
0009027 |
| Increased variability in muscle fiber diameter | 0003557 | |
| Internally nucleated skeletal muscle fibers | 0031237 | |
| Limited hip movement | 0008800 | |
| Muscle fiber splitting | 0003555 | |
| Neck flexor weakness |
Neck flexion weakness
|
0003722 |
| Necrotizing myopathy | 0008978 | |
| Orthopnea | 0012764 | |
| Reduced vital capacity | 0002792 | |
| Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness |
Decreased lung function due to weak breathing muscles
|
0002747 |
| Restrictive ventilatory defect |
Stiff lung or chest wall causing decreased lung volume
|
0002091 |
| Rimmed vacuoles | 0003805 | |
| Skeletal muscle atrophy |
Muscle degeneration
Muscle wasting
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|
0003202 |
| Type 1 muscle fiber predominance | 0003803 | |
| 5%-29% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Calf muscle hypertrophy |
Increased size of calf muscles
|
0008981 |
| Muscle fiber hypertrophy | 0100293 | |
| Proximal muscle weakness |
Weakness in muscles of upper arms and upper legs
|
0003701 |
| Tibialis muscle weakness | 0008963 | |
| 1%-4% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Falls | 0002527 | |
| Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO | ||
| Adult onset |
Symptoms begin in adulthood
|
0003581 |
| 0000006 | ||
| Diaphragmatic weakness |
Weak diaphragm
|
0009113 |
| Difficulty walking |
Difficulty in walking
|
0002355 |
| Frequent falls | 0002359 | |
| Myofibrillar myopathy | 0003715 | |
| Nocturnal hypoventilation | 0002877 | |
| 0003749 | ||
| Quadriceps muscle weakness |
Quadriceps weakness
|
0003731 |
| Respiratory failure | 0002878 | |
| Shoulder girdle muscle weakness |
Weak shoulder muscles
|
0003547 |
| Slow progression |
Signs and symptoms worsen slowly with time
|
0003677 |
| 0003828 | ||
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