raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:158

Systemic primary carnitine deficiency

Synonyms: CDSP · CUD · Carnitine transporter defect · Carnitine uptake deficiency · Deficiency of plasma-membrane carnitine transporter · SPCD

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

A rare disorder of carnitine cycle and carnitine transport that is characterized classically by early childhood onset cardiomyopathy often with weakness and hypotonia, failure to thrive and recurrent hypoglycemic hypoketotic seizures and/or coma.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSystemic primary carnitine deficiencyCDSP · CUD · Carnitine transporter defect · Carnitine uptake deficiency · Deficiency of plasma-membrane carnitine transporter · SPCD
frDéficit systémique primaire en carnitineCDSP · CUD · Défaut de captation de la carnitine cellulaire · Déficit en transporteur de la carnitine · SPCD
deCarnitin-Mangel, primärer systemischerCDSP · CUD · Carnitin-Aufnahme-Mangel · Carnitin-Transporter-Mangel · Mangel des Plasmamembranständigen Carnitin-Transporters · SPCD
esDeficiencia sistémica primaria de carnitinaCDSP · CUD · Defecto del transportador de carnitina · Defecto del transportador de carnitina de la membrana plasmática · Deficiencia de captación de carnitina · SPCD
itDeficit primitivo sistemico di carnitinaCDSP · CUD · Deficit del trasportatore della carnitina · Deficit del trasportatore della carnitina della membrana plasmatica · Difetto di captazione della carnitina · SPCD
nlSystemische primaire carnitinedeficiëntieCDSP · CUD · Carnitine-opnamedeficiëntie · Carnitinetransporterdefect · Deficiëntie van de carnitinetransporter van het plasmamembraan · OCTN2-deficiëntie · SPCD
ptDeficiência de carnitina primária sistémicaCDSP · CUD · Defeito do transportador de carnitina · Deficiência de captação de carnitina · Deficiência de transportador de carnitina da membrana plasmática
plPierwotny Niedobór karnityny ogólnoustrojowejCDSP · CUD · Defekt transportera karnityny · Deficyt wychwytu karnityny · Niedobór osoczowo-błonowego transportera karnityny · SPCD
csSystémový primární deficit karnitinuCDSP · CUD · Defekt karnitinového transportéru · SPCD · Porucha transmembránového přenosu karnitinu · Porucha transmembránového přenašeče karnitinu
ukСистемний первинний дефіцит карнітинуДефект транспортера карнітину · Первинний карнітиновий дефіцит · CDSP · CUD · Дефіцит плазматичного мембранного транспортера карнітину · SPCD
zh系统性原发性肉碱缺乏症肉碱血浆-膜转运体缺陷
trSistemik primer karnitin eksikliğiCUD · CDSP · SPCD · Karnitin alım eksikliği · Karnitin taşıyıcı defekti · Plazma membran karnitin taşıyıcısı eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM212140Evalidated
ICD-10E71.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C52.00NTBTspecificvalidated
MONDO0008919Evalidated
MeSHC536778Evalidated
UMLSC0342788Evalidated
GARD5104Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
SLC22A5Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10969ENSG000001973756033775q31.1solute carrier family 22 member 522989098[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

7 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0003.2 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated22989098[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0003.2 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated22989098[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.5 / 100 000JapanValue and classValidated10545605[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.83 / 100 000AustraliaValue and classValidated12788994[PMID]
Point prevalence6-9 / 10 00077 / 100 000Faroe IslandsValue and classValidated17417720[PMID]
Annual incidence>1 / 1000138.9 / 100 000Faroe IslandsValue and classValidated17417720[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 0000.0069 / 100 000ChinaValue and classValidated34103049[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

9 annotations · validated 2017-04-13
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0006846Acute encephalopathy
HP:0007334Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with focal onset
HP:0002312Clumsiness
HP:0001289Confusion
HP:0002910Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0000467Neck muscle weakness
HP:0002013Vomiting

Run the differential on the 9 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 234182[PMID]

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