raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1659

Dermatoleukodystrophy

Synonyms: Cutis laxa-leukodystrophy

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

A rare leukodystrophy characterized by congenital thickened, wrinkled skin showing loss of elasticity, in combination with childhood onset of rapidly progressive generalized cognitive and motor impairment quickly resulting in a vegetative state and early death. Neuropathologic examination reveals neuroaxonal leukodystrophy with numerous neuroaxonal spheroids and diffuse loss of axons and myelin sheaths.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enDermatoleukodystrophyCutis laxa-leukodystrophy
frDermatoleucodystrophieCutis laxa-leucodystrophie
deDermatoleukodystrophieCutis laxa-Leukodystrophie
esDermatoleucodistrofiaCutis laxa-leucodistrofia
itDermatoleucodistrofia
nlDermatoleukodystrofieCutis laxa-leukodystrofie
ptDermatoleucodistrofia
plDermatoleukodystrofia= en
csDermatoleukodystrofie= en
ukДерматолейкодистрофіялейкодистрофія Cutis laxa
zh皮肤脑白质营养不良皮肤松弛-脑白质营养不良
trDermatolökodistrofiKutis laksa-lökodistrofi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM221790Evalidated
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0009093Evalidated
MeSHC538220Evalidated
UMLSC1857314Evalidated
GARD1813Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families2 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated655904[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_655904[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

6 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0012639Abnormal nervous system morphology
HP:0000962Hyperkeratosis
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001072Thickened skin
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0001315Reduced tendon reflexes

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card