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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| 80%-99% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Generalized muscle weakness | 0003324 | |
| Muscular |
Low or weak muscle tone
|
0001252 |
| Reduced tendon reflexes | 0001315 | |
| 30%-79% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Ankle flexion |
0006466 | |
| Decreased fetal movement |
Less than 10 fetal movements in 12 hours
|
0001558 |
| EMG: myopathic abnormalities | 0003458 | |
| Failure to thrive |
Faltering weight
Weight faltering
[ more ]
|
0001508 |
| Fatigable weakness of bulbar muscles | 0030192 | |
| High palate |
Elevated palate
Increased palatal height
[ more ]
|
0000218 |
| Hip contracture | 0003273 | |
| Joint laxity |
Joint instability
Lax joints
Loose-jointedness
Loosejointedness
[ more ]
|
0001388 |
| Long face |
Elongation of face
Increased height of face
Increased length of face
Vertical elongation of face
Vertical enlargement of face
Vertical overgrowth of face
[ more ]
|
0000276 |
| Mildly elevated creatine kinase | 0008180 | |
| Motor delay | 0001270 | |
| Pectus excavatum |
Funnel chest
|
0000767 |
| Poor suck |
Poor sucking
|
0002033 |
| Recurrent respiratory infections |
Frequent respiratory infections
Multiple respiratory infections
respiratory infections, recurrent
Susceptibility to respiratory infections
[ more ]
|
0002205 |
| Reduced vital capacity | 0002792 | |
| Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness |
Decreased lung function due to weak breathing muscles
|
0002747 |
| Tented upper lip vermilion | 0010804 | |
| Type 1 muscle fiber atrophy | 0011807 | |
| Waddling gait |
'Waddling' gait
Waddling walk
[ more ]
|
0002515 |
| Weak cry | 0001612 | |
| 5%-29% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Calf muscle hypertrophy |
Increased size of calf muscles
|
0008981 |
|
Dislocated hip since birth
|
0001374 | |
| Elbow flexion contracture |
Contractures of elbows
Elbow contracture
Elbow contractures
[ more ]
|
0002987 |
| Flexion contracture of finger | 0012785 | |
| Hyperlordosis |
Prominent swayback
|
0003307 |
| Knee flexion contracture | 0006380 | |
| Kyphoscoliosis | 0002751 | |
|
Little lower jaw
Small jaw
Small lower jaw
[ more ]
|
0000347 | |
| Ophthalmoplegia |
Eye muscle paralysis
|
0000602 |
| Polyhydramnios |
High levels of amniotic fluid
|
0001561 |
|
Drooping upper eyelid
|
0000508 | |
| Pulmonary hypoplasia |
Small lung
Underdeveloped lung
[ more ]
|
0002089 |
| Scapular winging |
Winged shoulder blade
|
0003691 |
|
Decreased body height
Small stature
[ more ]
|
0004322 | |
| Talipes equinovarus |
Club feet
Club foot
Clubfeet
Clubfoot
[ more ]
|
0001762 |
| 1%-4% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Cryptorchidism |
Undescended testes
Undescended testis
[ more ]
|
0000028 |
| Dilated |
Stretched and thinned heart muscle
|
0001644 |
|
Mental deficiency
Mental retardation
Mental retardation, nonspecific
Mental-retardation
[ more ]
|
0001249 | |
| Limb joint contracture |
Limb contractures
|
0003121 |
| 0002650 | ||
| Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO | ||
| 0000006 | ||
| 0000007 | ||
| Bulbar palsy | 0001283 | |
| Centrally nucleated skeletal muscle fibers | 0003687 | |
| Congenital onset |
Symptoms present at birth
|
0003577 |
|
Poor swallowing
Swallowing difficulties
Swallowing difficulty
[ more ]
|
0002015 | |
| Facial palsy |
Bell's palsy
|
0010628 |
| Feeding difficulties |
Feeding problems
Poor feeding
[ more ]
|
0011968 |
| Lumbar hyperlordosis |
Excessive inward curvature of lower spine
|
0002938 |
| Narrow face |
Decreased breadth of face
Decreased width of face
[ more ]
|
0000275 |
| Neonatal hypotonia |
Low muscle tone, in neonatal onset
|
0001319 |
| Proximal muscle weakness |
Weakness in muscles of upper arms and upper legs
|
0003701 |
| Reduced forced vital capacity | 0032341 | |
| Respiratory insufficiency |
Respiratory impairment
|
0002093 |
| Type 1 fibers relatively smaller than type 2 fibers | 0003755 | |
| 0003828 | ||
Making a diagnosis for a genetic or rare disease can often be challenging. Healthcare professionals typically look at a person’s medical history, symptoms, physical exam, and laboratory test results in order to make a diagnosis. The following resources provide information relating to diagnosis and testing for this condition. If you have questions about getting a diagnosis, you should contact a healthcare professional.
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Related diseases are conditions that have similar signs and symptoms. A health care provider may consider these conditions in the table below when making a diagnosis. Please note that the table may not include all the possible conditions related to this disease.
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Conditions with similar signs and symptoms from Orphanet
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Differential diagnoses include other congenital myopathies (X-linked myotubular myopathy, multiminicore disease, nemaline myopathy) and neuromuscular disorders (congenital muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy).
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