raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:100989

Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 8

Synonyms: SPG8

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult
Status
active

A rare, pure or complex form of hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by early adulthood onset of slowly progressive lower limb spasticity resulting in gait disturbances, hyperreflexia and extensor plantar responses, urinary urgency and/or incontinence, muscle weakness, decreased vibration sense and mild muscular atrophy in lower extremities. It may be associated with complicating signs, such as sensory neuropathy, ataxia (i.e. mild dysmetria, uncoordinated eye movement) and mild dysphagia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 8SPG8
frParaplégie spastique autosomique dominante type 8= en
deSpastische Paraplegie, autosomal-dominante, Typ 8= en
esParaplejía espástica autosómica dominante tipo 8= en
itParaplegia spastica autosomica dominante tipo 8= en
nlAutosomaal dominante spastische paraplegie type 8= en
ptParaplegia espástica autossómica dominante tipo 8= en
plAutosomalna dominująca paraplegia spastyczna typu 8= en
csAutozomálně dominantní spastická paraplegie, typ 8= en
ukАутосомно-домінантна спастична параплегія, тип 8= en
zh常染色体显性遗传痉挛性截瘫8型= en
trOtozomal dominant spastik parapleji tip 8= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM603563Evalidated
ICD-10G11.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118B44.00NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011339Evalidated
MeSHC580458Evalidated
UMLSC1863704Evalidated
GARD9591Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
WASHC5Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:28984ENSG000001649616106578q24.13WASH complex subunit 517160902[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families10 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

22 annotations · validated 2018-04-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0002314Degeneration of the lateral corticospinal tracts
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0002061Lower limb spasticity
HP:0007020Progressive spastic paraplegia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002166Impaired vibration sensation in the lower limbs
HP:0002070Limb ataxia
HP:0002406Limb dysmetria
HP:0007340Lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0003394Muscle spasm
HP:0009049Peroneal muscle atrophy
HP:0001761Pes cavus
HP:0002064Spastic gait
HP:0100561Spinal cord lesion
HP:0000020Urinary incontinence
HP:0000012Urinary urgency
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002169Clonus
HP:0006986Upper limb spasticity
Excluded (0%)
HP:0012898Abnormal lower-limb motor evoked potentials
HP:0002921Abnormality of the cerebrospinal fluid
HP:0003457EMG abnormality

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 23455931[PMID]_10797436[PMID]_9973294[PMID]_NBK1827[PMID]

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