raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:171612

Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 37

Synonyms: SPG37

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A pure form of hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by a childhood- to adulthood-onset of slowly progressive spastic gait, extensor plantar responses, brisk tendon reflexes in arms and legs, decreased vibration sense at ankles and urinary dysfunction. Ankle clonus is also reported in some patients.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 37SPG37
frParaplégie spastique autosomique dominante type 37= en
deSpastische Paraplegie, autosomal-dominante, Typ 37= en
esParaplejía espástica autosómica dominante tipo 37
itParaplegia spastica autosomica dominante, tipo 37= en
nlAutosomaal dominante spastische paraplegie type 37= en
ptParaplegia espástica autossómica dominante tipo 37= en
plAutosomalna dominująca paraplegia spastyczna typu 37= en
csAutozomálně dominantní spastická paraplegie, typ 37= en
ukАутосомно-домінантна спастична параплегія, тип 37= en
zh常染色体显性遗传痉挛性截瘫37型= en
trOtozomal dominant spastik parapleji tip 37= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM611945Evalidated
ICD-10G11.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118B44.00NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0012766Evalidated
MeSHC567931Evalidated
UMLSC2936880Evalidated

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

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
KPNA3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6396ENSG0000010275360189213q14.2karyopherin subunit alpha 334564892[PMID]
SPG37Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:334728p21.2-q13.3spastic paraplegia 37 (autosomal dominant)
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families13 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated17605047[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_17605047[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

20 annotations · validated 2018-04-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002314Degeneration of the lateral corticospinal tracts
HP:0007020Progressive spastic paraplegia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0002166Impaired vibration sensation in the lower limbs
HP:0007340Lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0002061Lower limb spasticity
HP:0100561Spinal cord lesion
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002169Clonus
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0007350Hyperreflexia in upper limbs
HP:0003394Muscle spasm
HP:0001761Pes cavus
HP:0002064Spastic gait
HP:0000012Urinary urgency
Excluded (0%)
HP:0012898Abnormal lower-limb motor evoked potentials
HP:0002921Abnormality of the cerebrospinal fluid
HP:0003457EMG abnormality
HP:0001250Seizure

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 17605047[PMID]

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