raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:166038

Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Kaitila type

historical

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
historical

Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Kaitila type is a rare multiple metaphyseal dysplasia disease characterized by disproportionate short stature, short limbs and digits, tracheobronchial malacia and progressive thoracolumbar scoliosis. Radiographic imaging shows progression from marked metaphyseal dysplasia of tubular bones in childhood to short and broad bones with mild dysplasia of the joints in adulthood. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1982.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMetaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Kaitila type
frChondrodysplasie métaphysaire type Kaitila
deChondrodysplasie, metaphysäre, Typ Kaitila
esCondrodisplasia metafisaria tipo Kaitila
itCondrodisplasia metafisaria, tipo Kaitila
nlMetafysaire chondrodysplasie, Kaitila-type
ptCondrodisplasia metafisária, tipo Kaitila
plMetafyzealna chondrodysplazja, typu Kaitila'a
csMetafyzární chondrodysplázie, Kaitilův typ
ukМетафізарна хондродисплазія, тип Кайтіла
zhKaitila 型骺板软骨发育不良
trMetafizeal kondrodisplazi, Kaitila tipi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM250230Evalidated
ICD-10Q78.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD24.7NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0009594Evalidated
MeSHC565400Evalidated
UMLSC1855217Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families2 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated6979929[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_6979929[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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card