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 |
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30%-79% of people have these symptoms | ||
Axial muscle weakness | 0003327 | |
Decreased fetal movement |
Less than 10 fetal movements in 12 hours
|
0001558 |
External ophthalmoplegia |
Paralysis or weakness of muscles within or surrounding outer part of eye
|
0000544 |
Feeding difficulties |
Feeding problems
Poor feeding
[ more ]
|
0011968 |
Generalized |
Decreased muscle tone
Low muscle tone
[ more ]
|
0001290 |
Increased connective |
0009025 | |
Increased variability in muscle fiber diameter | 0003557 | |
Internally nucleated skeletal muscle fibers | 0031237 | |
Motor delay | 0001270 | |
Muscle fiber hypertrophy | 0100293 | |
Muscular dystrophy | 0003560 | |
Myopathic facies | 0002058 | |
Proximal muscle weakness |
Weakness in muscles of upper arms and upper legs
|
0003701 |
Type 1 muscle fiber atrophy | 0011807 | |
Type 1 muscle fiber predominance | 0003803 | |
5%-29% of people have these symptoms | ||
Cryptorchidism |
Undescended testes
Undescended testis
[ more ]
|
0000028 |
Difficulty running | 0009046 | |
Edema |
Fluid retention
Water retention
[ more ]
|
0000969 |
Facial diplegia | 0001349 | |
Flexion |
Flexed joint that cannot be straightened
|
0001371 |
Frog-leg posture | 0031139 | |
High palate |
Elevated palate
Increased palatal height
[ more ]
|
0000218 |
Joint laxity |
Joint instability
Lax joints
Loose-jointedness
Loosejointedness
[ more ]
|
0001388 |
Micropenis |
Short penis
Small penis
[ more ]
|
0000054 |
Narrow face |
Decreased breadth of face
Decreased width of face
[ more ]
|
0000275 |
Nemaline bodies | 0003798 | |
Pneumonia | 0002090 | |
Polyhydramnios |
High levels of amniotic fluid
|
0001561 |
Drooping upper eyelid
|
0000508 | |
Rectus femoris muscle atrophy | 0040191 | |
Recurrent respiratory infections |
Frequent respiratory infections
Multiple respiratory infections
respiratory infections, recurrent
Susceptibility to respiratory infections
[ more ]
|
0002205 |
Respiratory failure | 0002878 | |
0002650 | ||
Scrotal hypoplasia |
Smaller than typical growth of scrotum
|
0000046 |
Severe postnatal growth retardation |
Marked growth retardation
Severe growth delay in children
Severe postnatal growth failure
[ more ]
|
0008850 |
Shoulder girdle muscle weakness |
Weak shoulder muscles
|
0003547 |
Sternocleidomastoid amyotrophy | 0012036 | |
Tented upper lip vermilion | 0010804 | |
Tibialis atrophy | 0011399 | |
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO | ||
Areflexia |
Absent tendon reflexes
|
0001284 |
0000007 | ||
Exercise-induced myalgia |
Exercise-induced muscle pain
Muscle pain on exercise
Muscle pain with exercise
Muscle pain, exercise-induced
[ more ]
|
0003738 |
Facial palsy |
Bell's palsy
|
0010628 |
Feeding difficulties in infancy | 0008872 | |
Generalized muscle weakness | 0003324 | |
Hydrops fetalis | 0001789 | |
Muscular hypotonia |
Low or weak muscle tone
|
0001252 |
Neonatal hypotonia |
Low muscle tone, in neonatal onset
|
0001319 |
Neonatal onset | 0003623 | |
Pulmonary hypoplasia |
Small lung
Underdeveloped lung
[ more ]
|
0002089 |
Respiratory insufficiency |
Respiratory impairment
|
0002093 |
Skeletal muscle atrophy |
Muscle degeneration
Muscle wasting
[ more ]
|
0003202 |
Type 1 and type 2 muscle fiber minicore regions | 0003787 |
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