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Oculopharyngodistal myopathy 4(OPDM4)

MedGen UID:
1809981
Concept ID:
C5676941
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: OPDM4
 
Gene (location): RILPL1 (12q24.31)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0030712
OMIM®: 619790

Definition

Oculopharyngodistal myopathy-4 (OPDM4) is an autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive ptosis, ophthalmoparesis, facial and masseter weakness, and muscle weakness of the distal limbs. Initial symptoms of the disorder, ptosis and limited eye movements, most commonly appear in the second or third decades. There is slow progression with development of dysarthria, dysphagia, and distal limb weakness and atrophy associated with absent deep tendon reflexes; sensation is normal. Serum creatine kinase is often increased, and skeletal muscle biopsy typically shows chronic myopathic changes with rimmed vacuoles and filamentous intranuclear inclusions (summary by Yu et al., 2022). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of OPDM, see OPDM1 (164310). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Dysphagia
MedGen UID:
41440
Concept ID:
C0011168
Disease or Syndrome
Difficulty in swallowing.
Dysarthria
MedGen UID:
8510
Concept ID:
C0013362
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Dysarthric speech is a general description referring to a neurological speech disorder characterized by poor articulation. Depending on the involved neurological structures, dysarthria may be further classified as spastic, flaccid, ataxic, hyperkinetic and hypokinetic, or mixed.
Tremor
MedGen UID:
21635
Concept ID:
C0040822
Sign or Symptom
An unintentional, oscillating to-and-fro muscle movement about a joint axis.
Areflexia
MedGen UID:
115943
Concept ID:
C0234146
Finding
Absence of neurologic reflexes such as the knee-jerk reaction.
Postural tremor
MedGen UID:
66696
Concept ID:
C0234378
Sign or Symptom
A type of tremors that is triggered by holding a limb in a fixed position.
Poor speech
MedGen UID:
341172
Concept ID:
C1848207
Finding
Weakness of facial musculature
MedGen UID:
98103
Concept ID:
C0427055
Disease or Syndrome
Reduced strength of one or more muscles innervated by the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve).
Distal muscle weakness
MedGen UID:
140883
Concept ID:
C0427065
Finding
Reduced strength of the musculature of the distal extremities.
Autophagic vacuoles
MedGen UID:
107466
Concept ID:
C0544966
Finding
The lysosomal-vacuolar pathway has a role in the controlled intracellular digestion of macromolecules such as protein complexes and organelles. This feature refers to the presence of an abnormally increased number of autophagic vacuoles in muscle tissue.
Increased variability in muscle fiber diameter
MedGen UID:
336019
Concept ID:
C1843700
Finding
An abnormally high degree of muscle fiber size variation. This phenotypic feature can be observed upon muscle biopsy.
Rimmed vacuoles
MedGen UID:
340089
Concept ID:
C1853932
Finding
Presence of abnormal vacuoles (membrane-bound organelles) in the sarcolemma. On histological staining with hematoxylin and eosin, rimmed vacuoles are popcorn-like clear vacuoles with a densely blue rim. The vacuoles are often associated with cytoplasmic and occasionally intranuclear eosinophilic inclusions.
Fatty replacement of skeletal muscle
MedGen UID:
866735
Concept ID:
C4021082
Finding
Muscle fibers degeneration resulting in fatty replacement of skeletal muscle fibers
EMG: myopathic abnormalities
MedGen UID:
867362
Concept ID:
C4021726
Pathologic Function
The presence of abnormal electromyographic patterns indicative of myopathy, such as small-short polyphasic motor unit potentials.
Elevated circulating creatine kinase concentration
MedGen UID:
69128
Concept ID:
C0241005
Finding
An elevation of the level of the enzyme creatine kinase (also known as creatine phosphokinase (CK; EC 2.7.3.2) in the blood. CK levels can be elevated in a number of clinical disorders such as myocardial infarction, rhabdomyolysis, and muscular dystrophy.
Hypernasal speech
MedGen UID:
107884
Concept ID:
C0566620
Finding
A type of speech characterized by the presence of an abnormally increased nasal airflow during speech associated with structural abnormality of the nasal passages.
High palate
MedGen UID:
66814
Concept ID:
C0240635
Congenital Abnormality
Height of the palate more than 2 SD above the mean (objective) or palatal height at the level of the first permanent molar more than twice the height of the teeth (subjective).
Ptosis
MedGen UID:
2287
Concept ID:
C0005745
Disease or Syndrome
The upper eyelid margin is positioned 3 mm or more lower than usual and covers the superior portion of the iris (objective); or, the upper lid margin obscures at least part of the pupil (subjective).
Diplopia
MedGen UID:
41600
Concept ID:
C0012569
Disease or Syndrome
Diplopia is a condition in which a single object is perceived as two images, it is also known as double vision.
External ophthalmoplegia
MedGen UID:
57662
Concept ID:
C0162292
Disease or Syndrome
Paralysis of the external ocular muscles.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Eura N, Noguchi S, Ogasawara M, Kumutpongpanich T, Hayashi S, Nishino I; OPDM/OPMD Image Study Group
J Neurol 2023 Dec;270(12):5988-5998. Epub 2023 Aug 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11906-9. PMID: 37634163
Kumutpongpanich T, Ogasawara M, Ozaki A, Ishiura H, Tsuji S, Minami N, Hayashi S, Noguchi S, Iida A, Nishino I; OPDM_LRP12 Study Group, Mori-Yoshimura M, Oya Y, Ono K, Shimizu T, Kawata A, Shimohama S, Toyooka K, Endo K, Toru S, Sasaki O, Isahaya K, Takahashi MP, Iwasa K, Kira JI, Yamamoto T, Kawamoto M, Hamano T, Sugie K, Eura N, Shiota T, Koide M, Sekiya K, Kishi H, Hideyama T, Kawai S, Yanagimoto S, Sato H, Arahata H, Murayama S, Saito K, Hara H, Kanda T, Yaguchi H, Imai N, Kawagashira Y, Sanada M, Obara K, Kaido M, Furuta M, Kurashige T, Hara W, Kuzume D, Yamamoto M, Tsugawa J, Kishida H, Ishizuka N, Morimoto K, Tsuji Y, Tsuneyama A, Matsuno A, Sasaki R, Tamakoshi D, Abe E, Yamada S, Uzawa A
JAMA Neurol 2021 Jul 1;78(7):853-863. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1509. PMID: 34047774Free PMC Article
Yu J, Deng J, Guo X, Shan J, Luan X, Cao L, Zhao J, Yu M, Zhang W, Lv H, Xie Z, Meng L, Zheng Y, Zhao Y, Gang Q, Wang Q, Liu J, Zhu M, Zhou B, Li P, Liu Y, Wang Y, Yan C, Hong D, Yuan Y, Wang Z
Brain 2021 Jul 28;144(6):1819-1832. doi: 10.1093/brain/awab077. PMID: 33693509Free PMC Article
Durmus H, Laval SH, Deymeer F, Parman Y, Kiyan E, Gokyigiti M, Ertekin C, Ercan I, Solakoglu S, Karcagi V, Straub V, Bushby K, Lochmüller H, Serdaroglu-Oflazer P
Neurology 2011 Jan 18;76(3):227-35. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318207b043. PMID: 21242490

Diagnosis

Owusu R, Savarese M
Acta Myol 2023;42(4):123-128. Epub 2023 Dec 20 doi: 10.36185/2532-1900-394. PMID: 38406378Free PMC Article
Eura N, Noguchi S, Ogasawara M, Kumutpongpanich T, Hayashi S, Nishino I; OPDM/OPMD Image Study Group
J Neurol 2023 Dec;270(12):5988-5998. Epub 2023 Aug 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11906-9. PMID: 37634163
Ogasawara M, Eura N, Iida A, Kumutpongpanich T, Minami N, Nonaka I, Hayashi S, Noguchi S, Nishino I
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2022 Dec 7;10(1):176. doi: 10.1186/s40478-022-01482-w. PMID: 36476314Free PMC Article
Kumutpongpanich T, Ogasawara M, Ozaki A, Ishiura H, Tsuji S, Minami N, Hayashi S, Noguchi S, Iida A, Nishino I; OPDM_LRP12 Study Group, Mori-Yoshimura M, Oya Y, Ono K, Shimizu T, Kawata A, Shimohama S, Toyooka K, Endo K, Toru S, Sasaki O, Isahaya K, Takahashi MP, Iwasa K, Kira JI, Yamamoto T, Kawamoto M, Hamano T, Sugie K, Eura N, Shiota T, Koide M, Sekiya K, Kishi H, Hideyama T, Kawai S, Yanagimoto S, Sato H, Arahata H, Murayama S, Saito K, Hara H, Kanda T, Yaguchi H, Imai N, Kawagashira Y, Sanada M, Obara K, Kaido M, Furuta M, Kurashige T, Hara W, Kuzume D, Yamamoto M, Tsugawa J, Kishida H, Ishizuka N, Morimoto K, Tsuji Y, Tsuneyama A, Matsuno A, Sasaki R, Tamakoshi D, Abe E, Yamada S, Uzawa A
JAMA Neurol 2021 Jul 1;78(7):853-863. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1509. PMID: 34047774Free PMC Article
Durmus H, Laval SH, Deymeer F, Parman Y, Kiyan E, Gokyigiti M, Ertekin C, Ercan I, Solakoglu S, Karcagi V, Straub V, Bushby K, Lochmüller H, Serdaroglu-Oflazer P
Neurology 2011 Jan 18;76(3):227-35. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318207b043. PMID: 21242490

Prognosis

Durmus H, Laval SH, Deymeer F, Parman Y, Kiyan E, Gokyigiti M, Ertekin C, Ercan I, Solakoglu S, Karcagi V, Straub V, Bushby K, Lochmüller H, Serdaroglu-Oflazer P
Neurology 2011 Jan 18;76(3):227-35. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318207b043. PMID: 21242490

Clinical prediction guides

Gu X, Yu J, Jiao K, Deng J, Xia X, Qiao K, Yue D, Gao M, Zhao C, Dong J, Huang G, Shan J, Yan C, Di L, Da Y, Zhu W, Xi J, Wang Z
J Med Genet 2024 Mar 21;61(4):340-346. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2023-109345. PMID: 37923380
Eura N, Noguchi S, Ogasawara M, Kumutpongpanich T, Hayashi S, Nishino I; OPDM/OPMD Image Study Group
J Neurol 2023 Dec;270(12):5988-5998. Epub 2023 Aug 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11906-9. PMID: 37634163
Kumutpongpanich T, Ogasawara M, Ozaki A, Ishiura H, Tsuji S, Minami N, Hayashi S, Noguchi S, Iida A, Nishino I; OPDM_LRP12 Study Group, Mori-Yoshimura M, Oya Y, Ono K, Shimizu T, Kawata A, Shimohama S, Toyooka K, Endo K, Toru S, Sasaki O, Isahaya K, Takahashi MP, Iwasa K, Kira JI, Yamamoto T, Kawamoto M, Hamano T, Sugie K, Eura N, Shiota T, Koide M, Sekiya K, Kishi H, Hideyama T, Kawai S, Yanagimoto S, Sato H, Arahata H, Murayama S, Saito K, Hara H, Kanda T, Yaguchi H, Imai N, Kawagashira Y, Sanada M, Obara K, Kaido M, Furuta M, Kurashige T, Hara W, Kuzume D, Yamamoto M, Tsugawa J, Kishida H, Ishizuka N, Morimoto K, Tsuji Y, Tsuneyama A, Matsuno A, Sasaki R, Tamakoshi D, Abe E, Yamada S, Uzawa A
JAMA Neurol 2021 Jul 1;78(7):853-863. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1509. PMID: 34047774Free PMC Article
Xi J, Wang X, Yue D, Dou T, Wu Q, Lu J, Liu Y, Yu W, Qiao K, Lin J, Luo S, Li J, Du A, Dong J, Chen Y, Luo L, Yang J, Niu Z, Liang Z, Zhao C, Lu J, Zhu W, Zhou Y
Brain 2021 Mar 3;144(2):601-614. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaa426. PMID: 33374016
Durmus H, Laval SH, Deymeer F, Parman Y, Kiyan E, Gokyigiti M, Ertekin C, Ercan I, Solakoglu S, Karcagi V, Straub V, Bushby K, Lochmüller H, Serdaroglu-Oflazer P
Neurology 2011 Jan 18;76(3):227-35. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318207b043. PMID: 21242490

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