raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1021

Amaurosis-hypertrichosis syndrome

historical

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
historical

A rare, syndromic, inherited retinal disorder characterized by cone-rod type congenital amaurosis, severe retinal dystrophy leading to visual impairment and profound photophobia (without night blindness), and trichomegaly (bushy eyebrows with synophrys, excessive facial and body hair (including marked circumareolar hypertrichosis). There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1989.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAmaurosis-hypertrichosis syndrome
frSyndrome d'amaurose-hypertrichose
deAmaurose-Hypertrichose-Syndrom
esSíndrome de amaurosis-hipertricosis
itSindrome da amaurosi-ipertricosi
nlAmaurosis - hypertrichose-syndroom
ptSíndrome de amaurose-hipertricose
plZespół ślepoty jednoocznej i hipertrichozy
csSyndrom zahrnující amaurózu a hypertrichózu
ukАмаврозно-гіпертрихозний синдром
zh黑蒙多毛综合征
trAmoroz-hipertrikoz sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM204110Evalidated
ICD-10H35.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119B70NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008766Evalidated
MeSHC536604Evalidated
UMLSC4303739Evalidated
GARD637Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families2 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated2769722[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_2769722[PMID]

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

11 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000499Abnormal eyelash morphology
HP:0002208Coarse hair
HP:0000548Cone/cone-rod dystrophy
HP:0008499High hypermetropia
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0000648Optic atrophy
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0000556Retinal dystrophy
HP:0000664Synophrys
HP:0000574Thick eyebrow
HP:0000505Visual impairment
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