raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:163717

Familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Synonyms: FLTLE

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult
Status
active

Benign familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy is a rare epilepsy characterized by seizures with viscerosensory or experential auras, onset in adolescence or early adulthood and good prognosis. It is defined as at least 24 months of seizure freedom with or without antiepileptic medication.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFamilial mesial temporal lobe epilepsyFLTLE
frEpilepsie temporale mésiale familiale= en
deTemporallappenepilepsie, mesiale, familiäre Form= en
esEpilepsia del lóbulo temporal mesial familiarELTM familiar
itEpilessia familiare benigna del lobo temporale mesiale
nlFamiliale mesiale temporaalkwabepilepsie= en
ptEpilepsia do lobo temporal mesial familiar= en
plŁagodna rodzinna padaczka przyśrodkowej części płata skroniowego= en
csBenigní familiární epilepsie meziálního temporálního laloku= en
ukДоброякісна сімейна мезіальна скронева епілепсіяДоброякісний FMTLE
zh良性家族性近中颞叶癫痫良性FMTLE
trSelim ailesel mezyal temporal lob epilepsisiSelim FMTLE

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM611630BTNTvalidated
OMIM614417BTNTvalidated
OMIM615697BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G40.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A61.4YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015586Evalidated
UMLSC4749273Evalidated

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
CPA6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (gain of function) inAssessedHGNC:17245ENSG000001650786095628q13.2carboxypeptidase A621922598[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—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