raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1573

Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular degeneration

Synonyms: HJMD · Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular degeneration (HJMD) is a very rare syndrome characterized by sparse and short hair from birth followed by progressive macular degeneration leading to blindness.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHypotrichosis with juvenile macular degenerationHJMD · Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy
frHypotrichose avec dégénérescence maculaire juvénileHJMD
deHypotrichose mit juveniler MakuladegenerationHJMD · Hypotrichose mit juveniler Makuladystrophie · Makuladystrophie - Hypotrichose, juvenile Form
esDegeneración macular juvenil con hipotricosisDistrofia macular juvenil con hipotricosis · HJMD
itIpotricosi con degenerazione maculare giovanileHJMD · Ipotricosi con distrofia maculare giovanile
nlHypotrichose met juveniele maculadegeneratieHJMD · Hypotrichose met juveniele maculadystrofie
ptHipotricose com degenerescência macular juvenilDegenerescência macular juvenil-hipotricose
plHipotrichoza z młodzieńczym zwyrodnieniem plamkiHipotrichoza z młodzieńczą dystrofią plamki · HJMD
csHypotrichóza s juvenilní makulární degeneracíHJMD · Hypotrichóza s juvenilní makulární dystrofií
ukГіпотрихоз з ювенільною макулодистрофієюHJMD · Гіпотрихоз з ювенільною макулодистрофією
zh稀毛症伴青少年黄斑变性少毛症伴青少年黄斑变性
trJüvenil maküler dejenerasyonlu hipotrikozHJMD · Jüvenil maküler distrofili hipotrikoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM601553Evalidated
ICD-10Q84.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD27.0YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011107Evalidated
MeSHC537698Evalidated
UMLSC1832162Evalidated
GARD3066Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CDH3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1762ENSG0000006203811402116q22.1cadherin 311544476[PMID]_12445216[PMID]_22140374[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families50 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated[EXPERT]
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

15 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0008002Abnormality of macular pigmentation
HP:0000618Blindness
HP:0000608Macular degeneration
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0002209Sparse scalp hair
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002299Brittle hair
HP:0002213Fine hair
HP:0003777Pili torti
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002813Abnormality of limb bone morphology
HP:0001480Freckling
HP:0000962Hyperkeratosis
HP:0100326Immunologic hypersensitivity
HP:0000995Melanocytic nevus
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0002652Skeletal dysplasia

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

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