raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1313

Infantile choroidocerebral calcification syndrome

historical

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

A rare syndromic intellectual disability characterized by severe intellectual disability and calcification of the choroid plexus, associated with elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein concentration. Additional signs and symptoms include strabismus, increased deep tendon reflexes, and foot deformities, among others. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1993.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enInfantile choroidocerebral calcification syndrome
frCalcifications du plexus choroïde, forme infantile
deInfantile Plexus choroideus-Kalzifikation-Syndrom
esSíndrome de calcificación del plexo coroideo infantil
itSindrome da calcificazione infantile coroidea-cerebrale
nlInfantiel choroïdo-cerebrale calcificatie-syndroom
ptSíndrome de calcificações coroido-cerebrais forma infantil
plDziecięcy zespół zwapnienia błony naczyniowej i mózgu
csSyndrom infantilní choroidocerebrální kalcifikace
ukСиндром дитячого хоріоїдоцеребрального кальцинозу
zh婴儿脉络膜脑钙化综合征
trİnfantil koroidoserebral kalsifikasyon sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM215480Evalidated
ICD-10G93.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0008981Evalidated
MeSHC535357Evalidated
UMLSC1859092Evalidated
GARD1313Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families10 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated315525[PMID]_8232964[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_315525[PMID]_8232964[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

5 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002514Cerebral calcification
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0010864Intellectual disability, severe
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0000486Strabismus
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