raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:178338

UV-sensitive syndrome

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

A rare photodermatosis characterized by cutaneous photosensitivity and slight dyspigmentation, without an increased risk of developing skin tumors. Telangiectasia may also be observed, but no other clinical abnormalities. Patients present in infancy or childhood, mode of inheritance is autosomal recessive.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enUV-sensitive syndrome
frSyndrome de sensibilité aux UV
deUV-sensitives Syndrom
esSíndrome de sensibilidad a UV
itSindrome da ipersensibilità agli UV
nlUV-sensitief syndroom
ptSíndrome de sensibilidade aos UV
plZespół wrażliwości na promieniowanie UV
csSyndrom citlivosti vůči UV záření
ukСиндром чутливості до ультрафіолету
zh紫外线敏感综合征
trUV-sensitif sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM600630BTNTvalidated
OMIM614621BTNTvalidated
OMIM614640BTNTvalidated
ICD-10L98.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11EJ30.YNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0015797Evalidated
MeSHC563466Evalidated
UMLSC1833561Evalidated
GARD10947Evalidated

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

3 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ERCC6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3438ENSG0000022583060941310q11.23ERCC excision repair 6, chromatin remodeling factor15486090[PMID]
ERCC8Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3439ENSG000000491676094125q12.1ERCC excision repair 8, CSA ubiquitin ligase complex subunit19329487[PMID]
UVSSADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:29304ENSG000001639456146324p16.3UV stimulated scaffold protein A22466610[PMID]_22466611[PMID]_22466612[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families7 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated19329487[PMID]_7264357[PMID]_9777763[PMID]_22466610[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_19329487[PMID]_7264357[PMID]_9777763[PMID]_22466610[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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