Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Aplasia/Hypoplasia involving the skeletal musculature
Absent/small skeletal muscles
HP:0001460
What it means
Absence or underdevelopment of the musculature.
Rare diseases that can present with this5
Very common80–99%
4The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Absent/underdeveloped skeletal muscles
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