raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:139447

Progressive cavitating leukoencephalopathy

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

A rare leukodystrophy characterized by acute episodes of infancy/early childhood-onset neurological deficit (including ataxia, dysarthria and seizures) with irritability and opisthotonus followed either by steady deterioration or by alternating periods of rapid progression and prolonged periods of stability.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enProgressive cavitating leukoencephalopathy
frLeucoencéphalopathie cavitaire progressive
deLeukoenzephalopathie, kavitierende progressive
esLeucoencefalopatía cavitada progresiva
itLeucoencefalopatia cavitante progressiva
nlProgressieve caviterende leuko-encefalopathie
ptLeucoencefalopatia cavitante, progressiva
plPostępująca leukoencefalopatia z powstawaniem jam
csProgresivní leukoencefalopatie s kavitacemi
ukПрогресуюча кавітаційна лейкоенцефалопатія
zh进行性空泡性脑白质病
trİlerleyici kavitasyonlu lökoensefalopati

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A44.3NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015349Evalidated
UMLSC4304840Evalidated
GARD19918Evalidated

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
NDUFV2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7717ENSG0000017812760053218p11.22NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit V233811136[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families19 casesWorldwideCase(s)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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card