raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1578

Pterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency

Synonyms: Hyperphenylalaninemia due to dehydratase deficiency · Hyperphenylalaninemia due to pterin-4-alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency · Hyperphenylalaninemia with primapterinuria

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
active

A rare genetic, transient and benign form of hyperphenylalaninemia due to tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency and characterized by muscular hypotonia, irritability (detected by EEG), slow acquisition of psychomotor skills, age-dependent movement disorders, including dystonia and an accompanying excretion of 7-substituted pterins. Neurological developement is normal with dietary control of blood phenyalanine.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiencyHyperphenylalaninemia due to dehydratase deficiency · Hyperphenylalaninemia due to pterin-4-alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency · Hyperphenylalaninemia with primapterinuria
frDéficit en 4a-hydroxy-tétrahydrobioptérine déshydrataseHyperphénylalaninémie avec primaptérinurie · Hyperphénylalaninémie par déficit en 4a-hydroxy-tétrahydrobioptérine déshydratase · Hyperphénylalaninémie par déficit en déshydratase
dePterin-4-alpha-Carbinolamin-Dehydratase-MangelHyperphenylalaninämie durch Dehydratase-Mangel · Hyperphenylalaninämie durch Pterin-4-alpha-Carbinolamin-Dehydratase-Mangel · Hyperphenylalaninämie mit Primapterinurie · Hyperphenylalaninämie mit Tetrahydrobiopterin-Mangel, D · PCD-Mangel
esDeficiencia de pterin-4 alfa-carbinolamina deshidratasaHiperfenilalaninemia con primapterinuria · Hiperfenilalaninemia por deficiencia de deshidratasa · Hiperfenilalaninemia por deficiencia de pterin-4 alfa-carbinolamina deshidratasa
itDeficit di deidratasiIperfenilalaninemia da deficit di pterina-4-alfa-carbinolamina deidratasi · Iperfenilalaninemia da deficit di deidratasi
nlDeficiëntie van pterine-4-alfa-carbinolaminedehydrataseHyperfenylalaninemie door deficiëntie van dehydratase · Hyperfenylalaninemie door deficiëntie van pterine-4-alfa-carbinolaminedehydratase · Hyperfenylalaninemie met primapterinurie
ptDeficiência de pterina-4 alfa-carbinolamina desidrataseHiperfenilalaninemia por deficiência de desidratase · Hiperfenilalaninemia por deficiência de pterina-4-alfa-carbinolamina desidratase · Hiperfenilaninemia com primaptenuria
plNiedobór dehydratazy karbinoloaminowej pterynyHiperfenylalaninemia spowodowana niedoborem dehydratazy · Hiperfenylalaninemia spowodowana niedoborem dehydratazy karbinoloaminowej pteryny
csDeficit dehydratázyCADH deficit · Hyperfenylalaninemie s primapterinurií · PCBD deficit · Hyperfenylalaninemie způsobená deficitem dehydratázy · Hyperfenylalaninemie způsobená deficitem pterin-4-alfa-karbinolamin dehydratázy
ukДефіцит альфа-карбіноламіндегідратази птерину-4Гіперфенілаланінемія внаслідок дефіциту дегідратази · Гіперфенілаланінемія внаслідок дефіциту птерин-4-альфа-карбіноламіндегідратази · Гіперфенілаланінемія з примаптеринурією
zh蝶吟-4α-甲醇胺脱氢酶缺乏症蝶吟-4α-甲醇胺脱氢酶缺乏所致高苯丙氨酸血症
trPterin-4 alfa-karbinolamin dehidrataz eksikliğiPrimapterinürili hiperfenilalaninemi · Dehidrataz eksikliğine bağlı hiperfenilalaninemi · Pterin-4-alfa-karbinolamin dehidrataz eksikliğine bağlı hiperfenilalaninemi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM264070Evalidated
ICD-10E70.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C59.01NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009908Evalidated
MeSHC538382Evalidated
UMLSC1849700Evalidated
GARD2843Evalidated

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
PCBD1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8646ENSG0000016622812609010q22.1pterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase 19760199[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families21 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidated[EXPERT]

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

13 annotations · validated 2020-12-11
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0040210Abnormal circulating biopterin concentration
HP:0004923Hyperphenylalaninemia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0040206Abnormal circulating neopterin concentration
HP:0010553Oculogyric crisis
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0008936Axial hypotonia
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0002917Hypomagnesemia
HP:0000737Irritability
HP:0012758Neurodevelopmental delay
HP:0001337Tremor
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0100021Cerebral palsy
HP:0004904Maturity-onset diabetes of the young
HP:0001300Parkinsonism

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 19234759[PMID]_32456656[PMID]_21867484[PMID]

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