raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1083

Microlissencephaly

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Microlissencephaly describes a heterogenous group of a rare cortical malformations characterized by lissencephaly in combination with severe congenital microcephaly, presenting with spasticity, severe developmental delay, and seizures and with survival varying from days to years.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMicrolissencephaly
frMicrolissencéphalie
deMikrolissenzephalie
esMicrolisencefalia
itMicrolissencefalia
nlMicrolissencefalie
ptMicrolisencefalia
plMikrolizencefalia
csMikrolisencefalie
ukМікролісенцефалія
zh小头畸形
trMikrolizensefali

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM614019BTNTvalidated
OMIM616212BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q04.3NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-11LD20.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015204Evalidated
UMLSC1956147Evalidated

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 (3):

Children (1):

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

0 direct · 3 via subtypes

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
KATNB1ORPHA:89844Lissencephaly syndrome, Norman-Roberts typeDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6217ENSG0000014085460270316q21katanin regulatory subunit B125521378[PMID]_25521379[PMID]
NDE1ORPHA:89844Lissencephaly syndrome, Norman-Roberts typeDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:17619ENSG0000007286460944916p13.11nudE neurodevelopment protein 121529751[PMID]_21529752[PMID]
RELNORPHA:89844Lissencephaly syndrome, Norman-Roberts typeDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9957ENSG000001890566005147q22.1reelin10973257[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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 2021-08-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0000252Microcephaly
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0025190Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with generalized onset
HP:0007266Cerebral dysmyelination
HP:0000750Delayed speech and language development
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0010864Intellectual disability, severe
HP:0007190Neuronal loss in the cerebral cortex
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shape
HP:0002120Cerebral cortical atrophy
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0001339Lissencephaly
HP:0006891Thick cerebral cortex
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001272Cerebellar atrophy
HP:0001302Pachygyria
HP:0007165Periventricular heterotopia
HP:0002090Pneumonia
HP:0002126Polymicrogyria
HP:0009879Simplified gyral pattern
HP:0032391Subcortical heterotopia

Run the differential on the 8 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 33026328[PMID]_31586943[PMID]_25521378[PMID]_30637988[PMID]

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Sources for this card