raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:171863

Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 42

Synonyms: SPG42

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

A pure form of hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by slowly progressive spastic paraplegia of lower extremities with an age of onset ranging from childhood to adulthood and patients presenting with spastic gait, increased tendon reflexes in lower limbs, extensor plantar response, weakness and atrophy of lower limb muscles and, in rare cases, pes cavus. No abnormalities are noted on magnetic resonance imaging.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 42SPG42
frParaplégie spastique autosomique dominante type 42= en
deSpastische Paraplegie, autosomal-dominante, Typ 42= en
esParaplejía espástica autosómica dominante tipo 42
itParaplegia spastica autosomica dominante, tipo 42= en
nlAutosomaal dominante spastische paraplegie type 42= en
ptParaplegia espástica autossómica dominante tipo 42= en
plAutosomalna dominująca paraplegia spastyczna typu 42= en
csAutozomálně dědičná spastická paraplegie, typ 42= en
ukАутосомно-домінантна спастична параплегія, тип 42= en
zh常染色体显性痉挛性截瘫42型= en
trOtozomal dominant spastik parapleji tip 42= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM612539BTNTvalidated
OMIM618087BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G11.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118B44.00NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0012928Evalidated
MeSHC567262Evalidated
UMLSC2675528Evalidated

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
SLC33A1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:95ENSG000001693596036903q25.31solute carrier family 33 member 119061983[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families1 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated19061983[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_19061983[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

17 annotations · validated 2018-04-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0002314Degeneration of the lateral corticospinal tracts
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0006895Lower limb hypertonia
HP:0002061Lower limb spasticity
HP:0007020Progressive spastic paraplegia
HP:0002064Spastic gait
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002169Clonus
HP:0002166Impaired vibration sensation in the lower limbs
HP:0007210Lower limb amyotrophy
HP:0007340Lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0100561Spinal cord lesion
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001761Pes cavus
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 7 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 19061983[PMID]_20461110[PMID]

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Sources for this card