raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1180

Ataxia-hypogonadism-choroidal dystrophy syndrome

Synonyms: Boucher-Neuhäuser syndrome

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

A very rare autosomal recessive, slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the triad of cerebellar ataxia (that generally manifests at adolescence or early adulthood), chorioretinal dystrophy, which may have a later onset (up to the fifth-sixth decade) leading to variable degrees of visual impairment, and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (delayed puberty and lack of secondary sex characteristics). Ataxia-hypogonadism-choroidal dystrophy syndrome belongs to a clinical continuum of neurodegenerative disorders along with the clinically overlapping cerebellar ataxia-hypogonadism syndrome.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAtaxia-hypogonadism-choroidal dystrophy syndromeBoucher-Neuhäuser syndrome
frSyndrome d'ataxie-hypogonadisme-dystrophie choroïdienneSyndrome de Boucher-Neuhäuser
deAtaxie-Hypogonadismus-chorioretinale Dystrophie-SyndromBoucher-Neuhäuser-Syndrom
esSíndrome de ataxia-hipogonadismo-distrofia coroideaSíndrome de Boucher-Neuhäuser
itAtassia - ipogonadismo - distrofia coroidealeSindrome di Boucher-Neuhäuser
nlAtaxie - hypogonadisme - choroïdale dystrofie-syndroomSyndroom van Boucher-Neuhauser
ptSíndrome de ataxia-hipogonadismo-distrofia da coróideSíndrome Boucher-Neuhäuser
plAtaksja - hypogonadyzm - dystrofia błony naczyniowejZespół Bouchera i Neuhäusera
csSyndrom zahrnující ataxii, hypogonadismus a choroidální dystrofiiBoucherové-Neuhäuserův syndrom · Boucher-Neuhäuserův syndrom
ukСиндром атаксії-гіпогонадизму-хоріоїдальної дистрофіїСиндром Буше-Нойхаузера
zh共济失调-性腺功能减退-脉络膜营养不良综合征Boucher-Neuhäuser综合征
trAtaksi-hipogonadizm-koroid distrofisi sendromuBoucher-Neuhäuser sendromu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM215470Evalidated
ICD-10G11.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0008980Evalidated
MeSHC565850Evalidated
UMLSC1859093Evalidated
GARD944Evalidated

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):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
PNPLA6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:16268ENSG0000003244460319719p13.2patatin like domain 6, lysophospholipase24355708[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

3 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0001135Chorioretinal dystrophy
HP:0000044Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

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