raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1531

Craniosynostosis

Type
Category
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Not applicable, Unknown, X-linked recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Craniosynostosis is defined as the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures leading to secondary distortion of skull shape resulting in skull deformities with a variable presentation. Craniosynostosis may occur in an isolated setting or as part of a syndrome.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCraniosynostosis
frCraniosynostose
deKraniosynostose
esCraneosinostosis
itCraniosinostosi
nlCraniosynostose
ptCraniossinostose
plKraniosynostoza
csKraniosynostóza
ukКраніосиностоз
zh颅缝早闭
trKraniyosinostoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q75.0Especificvalidated
ICD-11LB70.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0015469Evalidated
MONDO15469Evalidated
MeSHD003398Evalidated
UMLSC0010278Evalidated
GARD6209Evalidated
MedDRA10049889Evalidated

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 (4):

Children (2):

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

5 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00024.3 / 100 000EuropeValue and classNot yet validatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2012[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00047.6 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated7762595[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00049.4 / 100 000AustraliaValue and classValidated34626670[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00043 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated18344207[PMID]
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

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

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Sources for this card